Fenerbahce to face UEFA hearing

Turkish side Fenerbahce could face another ban from the Champions League after UEFA announced the club and five officials will have match-fixing charges heard by its disciplinary body later this month. The five are understood to include club president...

Turkish side Fenerbahce could face another ban from the Champions League after UEFA announced the club and five officials will have match-fixing charges heard by its disciplinary body later this month.

The five are understood to include club president Aziz Yildirim who was jailed last July for six years for match-fixing.

Fenerbahce were banned from the 2011-12 Champions League due to the match-fixing scandal and now face the possibility of another exclusion from the competition.

UEFA has also yesterday charged Besiktas, another Turkish club, in relation to match-fixing.

Disciplinary proceedings have also been opened against Steaua Bucharest for breach of Champions League participation regulations.

This follows the club’s owner Gigi Becali being jailed for three years for offering a £1.5m cash bribe to rival players to a throw a match.

The decisions in the cases will be announced in the week starting June 24.

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