FIFA Imposes Global Ban on Lebanese Referee in Match-Fixing Case

FIFA has imposed global bans on players and referees from Lebanon, Armenia, Estonia and Tunisia implicated in match-fixing cases.

FIFA referee Ali Sabbagh of Lebanon is serving jail time in Singapore after being convicted of agreeing to fix matches in exchange for sexual favors.

Two Armenian match officials on FIFA's international list admitted to trying to fix a Europa League match in July for a betting scam.