The Turkish Football Federation (TTF) has barred Fenerbahce from this season`s Champions League under pressure from UEFA in connection with a match-fixing investigation, the federation said yesterday. They will be arguably replaced by last season`s runner-up Trabzonspor.
The decision is a further blow for the Turkish league which is reeling from a court investigation of match-fixing allegations involving some of the country`s top clubs.
UEFA had written to the federation on Tuesday saying Fenerbahce must withdraw from the Champions League or the TFF should take the decision to bar them or face a disciplinary investigation the federation statement said.
MP Levan Berdzenishvili says he is not going to apologize to Georgian wrestlers as it was demanded by the sportsmen following his recent allegations. Berdzenishvili has alleged that many current and retired sportsmen were the members of `zonder-brigades` who participated in the dispersal of rallies of Nov.7 2007 and May 26, 2011.
Chairperson of Zestaponi municipality and president of the Georgian Wrestling Federation, Mr. Kakha Getsadze has been detained. He has been questioned at the prosecutor`s office of Kutaisi since today morning.
Georgia`s law enforcement ministries will quit funding their sports teams, Irakli Sesiashvili, the candidate for the parliamentary committee for defense and security said today.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has welcomed assessed the statement made by Candidate for Georgia`s Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, that Georgia will not boycott the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
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Georgian Dream coalition leaders have approved the approach of their leader, future prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili regarding the participation of Georgia in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Giorgi Volski of Ivanishvili`s team says the refusal of Georgia to participate in the Olympic Games will be unjustifiable.
Future prime minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili says Georgia should participate in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Ivanishvili said Georgian government should do its best to provide conduct of the winter Olympics without incidents.
Candidates for new members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Georgia continue their visits to their future ministries in order to get acquainted with all the details and responsibilities they will have to assume in the capacity of new ministers.
Retired Georgian footballer Kakha Kaladze may have to answer the questions of investigation regarding the incident, which occurred during the Genoa vs. Siena match on April 22. Kaladze was once interrogated regarding the match-fixing scandal earlier...
