It is with comfortable satisfaction that a club is responsible for its coach’s involvement in match-fixing.
Facts/Procedure
In March 2011, Mr. Bernd Schuster resigned as the head coach of Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü (the Club), and was replaced by Mr. Tayfur Havutçu. During the same month, in the context of an investigation related to match-fixing, the Turkish police recorded the phone calls and text messages of Mr. Turanli, the agent of various players. Mr. Turanli and Mr. Havutçu spoke multiple times between March and May 2011.
In the week preceding the Turkish Cup Final, to be played on 11 May 2011 and that opposed the Club to...
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