# Ali Sabbagh

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Lebanese football referee

Ali Sabbagh Full name Ali Sabbagh Born (1979-06-30) 30 June 1979 (age 47) Aramoun, Lebanon Other occupation Teacher International Years League Role 2008–2013 FIFA Referee 2008–2013 AFC Referee

**Ali Sabbagh** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): عَلِيّ صَبَّاغ; born 30 June 1979) is a Lebanese former [football referee](/source/Referee_(association_football)). He was a full international referee for [FIFA](/source/FIFA) between 2008 and 2013,[1] before being banned for life from refereeing due to fixing a match in return for sexual favours.

## Career

Sabbagh refereed in the [2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)),[2] beginning with the match between [Nepal](/source/Nepal_national_football_team) and [Timor-Leste](/source/Timor-Leste_national_football_team).[3]

On 10 June 2013, the referee was sentenced to six months in jail by a [Singapore](/source/Singapore) court, after pleading guilty to influencing two linesmen to help fix an [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) match which took place on 3 April 2013.[4] He and the two linesmen "corruptly receiving gratification in the form of free sexual service", arranged by Singaporean businessman Eric Ding Si Yang.[4] The [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) (AFC) has also banned Sabbagh from refereeing and attending stadiums.[5]

## Honours

- [Lebanese Premier League Best Referee](/source/Lebanese_Premier_League_Best_Referee): [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Lebanese_Premier_League)[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [FIFA](/source/FIFA). ["Lebanon: Referees"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070630131651/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=lib/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html). Retrieved on 24 April 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)](http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?contextType=bio&linkType=referee&linkID=1952) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181215171952/https://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?contextType=bio&linkType=referee&linkID=1952) 15 December 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Worldreferee.com (2012-07-21). Retrieved on 2013-04-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [FIFA](/source/FIFA). ["Match Report - Nepal - Timor-Leste 2:1 (1:0)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110704225833/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257783/match=300159194/report.html). 29 June 2011. Retrieved on 24 April 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) ["Lebanese ref jailed six months for corruption"](http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/lebanese-ref-jailed-singapore-corruption). Today Online. 11 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["FIFA gives lifetime ban to ref who fixed game for sexual favors"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140203215440/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20140128/fifa-ban-referee-fixed-game-sexual-favors.ap/?sct=obnetwork). Sports Illustrated. 28 January 2014. Archived from [the original](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20140128/fifa-ban-referee-fixed-game-sexual-favors.ap/?sct=obnetwork) on 3 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:2010_6-0)** [حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار](https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/112777). *al-akhbar* (in Arabic). 22 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

## External links

- [Ali Sabbagh](https://worldreferee.com/referee/ali_sabbagh/) at WorldReferee.com

- [Ali Sabbagh referee profile](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://int.soccerway.com/referees/-/121505/#bd) at Soccerway (archived)

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