About Ali Sabbagh
Born 1979. Ali Sabbagh is an association football referee and association football player.
Ali Sabbagh (; born 30 June 1979) is a Lebanese former football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 2008 and 2013, 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, beginning with the match between Nepal and Timor-Leste.
On 10 June 2013, the referee was sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court, after pleading guilty to influencing two linesmen to help fix an AFC Cup match which took place on 3 April 2013. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has also banned Sabbagh from refereeing and attending stadiums.
Honours Lebanese Premier League Best Referee: 2009–10
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Ali Sabbagh was born on 30 June 1979 in Lebanon.
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Ali Sabbagh is an association football referee and association football player.
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