Saturday, August 27, 2011

Fenerbahce relegation request rejected by Turkey's soccer federation - ESPN

Fenerbahce relegation request rejected

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's soccer federation has rejected league champion Fenerbahce's request to be relegated from the Turkish top division because of a match-fixing scandal.

The federation said Saturday the top league would "be played as previously scheduled."

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