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No Evidence Fenerbahce’s Yildirim Involved in Bribes, Vatan Says

By Benjamin Harvey - Apr 26, 2012

The first report by the Turkish Football Federation’s ethics commission on a league bribery scandal found no evidence that jailed Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim was involved, Vatan newspaper reported.

The report was based on documents sent by prosecutors in the case and the commission said it found no evidence that any wrongdoing was reflected on the playing field, Vatan said.

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