Friday, August 26, 2011

Turkish league's Fenerbahce requests relegation - ESPN

Turkey's Fenerbahce asks for relegation

ANKARA, Turkey -- Fenerbahce says it has asked the Turkish Football Federation to consider relegating it from the top league because of the country's match-fixing scandal.

The move on Friday comes two days after the federation removed Fenerbahce from the Champions League despite allowing it this month to continue playing in Turkey's Super League.

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