Fk Arsenal Tivat Given 10-year Ban For Match-fixing

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Mandeep Sanghera

BBC Sport journalist

Uefa has banned FK Arsenal Tivat from European title for 10 years aft an investigation into allegations of match-fixing involving nan Montenegrin club.

A number of players and officials of Arsenal Tivat person besides received bans which European football's governing assemblage has asked Fifa to widen worldwide.

Uefa said, external nan punishment, which besides includes a €500,000 (£433,000) good and runs up to and including nan 2034-35 season, was successful narration to a Conference League qualifying necktie betwixt Armenian broadside Alashkert and Arsenal Tivat successful July 2023.

Arsenal Tivat drew 1-1 astatine Alashkert earlier being beaten 6-1 astatine location successful nan reverse fixture.

Uefa said Arsenal Tivat had violated article 11 of its disciplinary regulations which refers to "general principles of conduct" and article 12 which covers nan "integrity of matches and competitions and match-fixing".

Arsenal Tivat subordinate Nikola Celebic and charismatic Ranko Krgovic were "banned from exercising immoderate football-related activity for life".

Three different players - Cetko Manojlovic, Dusan Puletic and Radule Zivkovic - were besides banned for 10 years.

Arsenal Tivat won a relegation play-off past play to support their spot successful their country's apical flight.

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