UEFA: No ban for Turkish clubs in Europe

The announcement came a day after Turkish police detained 22 people, including the chairman of Trabzonspor, in a widening match-fixing investigation which has already put 26 people in jail pending trial.

"UEFA has full confidence in the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to submit to UEFA the names of the clubs to be entered based purely on sporting merit, and to take the necessary strong action in this case with the information at its disposal," said UEFA in a statement.

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