{"id":943850,"date":"2026-10-28T10:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943850\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:48:15","slug":"another-seven-referees-emerge-as-suspects-in-greek-basketball-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943850\/","title":{"rendered":"Another seven referees emerge as suspects in Greek basketball scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Greek basketball scandal continues to widen as authorities investigate seven more referees for alleged game manipulation. Three of the newly implicated officials have officiated in Greece&#8217;s top tier, adding to a case that already involves several former and active EuroLeague referees.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek basketball scandal has another development that reportedly involves even more referees.<\/p>\n<p>A report by Greek television station Star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.athletiko.gr\/erchontai-7-nees-kliseis-diaititon-gia-to-skandalo-mpasket-3-echoyn-sfyrixei-gbl-111704\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Athletiko<\/a>, has revealed that authorities are investigating a new group of seven referees.<\/p>\n<p>They are set to be called in to provide explanations in the coming days for their alleged involvement in the manipulation of basketball games.<\/p>\n<p>Three out of the seven referees have officiated in the highest-tier Greek league.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, Greece&#8217;s Anti-Money Laundering Authority is conducting their own separate investigation with five people involved.<\/p>\n<p> EuroLeague referees involved in Greek basketball scandal <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-257799-multiple-euroleague-referees-named-in-greek-scandal-820k-reportedly-found.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greek scandal<\/a> that started because of the arrest warrants issued to six people accused of match-fixing and bribery is continuing to involve more referees with three of the six initial people being recent EuroLeague refs.<\/p>\n<p>Ilias Koromilas, Petros Papapetrou, and Vasiliki Tsaroucha all officiated EuroLeague games during parts of the broader 2018-2026 period and are reportedly being examined by Greek authorities, while Tasos Piloidis is another person involved who worked in the competition earlier in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Tsaroucha was the only referee that had been working in the EuroLeague ecosystem right up until the scandal started. She was <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-257819-euroleague-suspends-referee-involved-in-greek-basketball-scandal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suspended by the EuroLeague<\/a> right after being arrested in Greece.<\/p>\n<p>This situation has caused major ripples in Greek basketball with the Greek Basketball Federation&#8217;s president stepping down due to his involvement and a <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-258104-greek-basketball-federation-elect-new-president-after-liolios-resignation.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new president being elected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> We Couldn&#8217;t Believe This Greek Basketball Scandal\u2026   <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_3\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793184495_800_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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