"Striking words from Erman Toroğlu about the betting scandal."

27.10.2025 17:07

Former referee and sports commentator Erman Toroğlu made striking remarks following the betting statements of TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu. Criticizing the refereeing system, Toroğlu said, "You will suspend all the referees mentioned, you will not be afraid... The ones that remain are ours. Hacıosmanoğlu will say, 'I trusted you, but I’m sorry.' You must not show mercy."

Former referee and sports commentator Erman Toroğlu participated in the Ekol Sports broadcast after the betting statements of TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu and made striking evaluations. While criticizing the refereeing system, Toroğlu argued that the investigation should be addressed fundamentally.

"YOU WILL SUSPEND THEM ALL"

Toroğlu stated, "You will suspend all the referees mentioned, you will not be afraid... The remaining ones are ours. Hacıosmanoğlu will say, I trusted you, now I’m sorry. You must not show mercy; if you do, you will end up in a pitiful state. For years, there was a referee mafia in Turkey... I used to say there is cancer in refereeing; I wanted the American system in refereeing, not the English system... The English system repairs and builds a building, while the American system completely demolishes and rebuilds. Turkish refereeing needs to be completely demolished and rebuilt. I have been saying for years that I believe referees also have external connections in this matter," he expressed.

"I MUST BE ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY"

Continuing his statements, Toroğlu said, "After the match yesterday, I went to watch the other matches, a man came to me and said, 'I don’t understand football at all, but I felt it yesterday, I said this match would miss a penalty, and I won double the money.' Meanwhile, Beşiktaş was missing a penalty and was playing again. Can such a thing happen, friends? Did something come to the man, did he receive a revelation, did someone tell him? It’s hard to believe... Referee immorality has existed in Turkey for years. An international referee says to the MHK president, 'Why are you talking? I have all the VAR recordings.' This is like saying I have all the MIT's recordings; I must be arrested immediately, right?"

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