The former director of FC Torpedo was sentenced to two years for the…
The former director of FC Torpedo was sentenced to two years for the match-fixing case. The Simonsky court in Moscow convicted Valery Skorodumov, the former director of the football club Torpedo, to two years in a general regime prison colony on criminal charges of bribing referees.
Consensus
- Valeriy Skorodumov was sentenced to two years in prison by the Simonomovsky District Court of Moscow.
- The sentence was for illegal influence on sports competition results through bribery of referees.
- Skorodumov admitted guilt and entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors.
- He was banned from working in sports for three years.
- The case involved bribes to 13 referees during the 2024–2025 First League season.
- Referees were paid between 500,000 and 3 million rubles per match to influence outcomes.
- The case was handled under an expedited procedure due to Skorodumov's cooperation with authorities.
- Skorodumov was detained in June 2025.
Points of divergence
- Leonid Sobolev and Irina Volkova were co-accused, with Sobolev's case still pending trial; Volkova was initially under house arrest but later transferred to pre-trial detention. — mediazona
- Sobolev and Volkova did not admit guilt and remained in custody; the investigation into their cases is ongoing. — kommersant
- Skorodumov was under house arrest as of July 2025, with his pre-trial detention extended to November 7. — vm
- The case involved influence on the results of twenty matches; Skorodumov's cooperation led to a special procedure. — fontanka
- Prosecutors requested 2.5 years (two years and six months) in prison for Skorodumov, but he was sentenced to two years. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Former director of FC Torpedo sentenced to two years in prison for match-fixing — Медиазона
- Former head of 'Torpedo' sentenced to real time for match-fixing — Фонтанка
- Former director of FC Torpedo sentenced to two years for match-fixing — Коммерсантъ
- Former 'Torpedo' General Director Valery Skorodumov Sentenced to Two Years for Match-Fixing — Baza
- Former CEO of FC Torpedo Skordumov: To what sentence was he asked to be sentenced? — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Valery Skorodumov
- Torpedo
- Moscow
- FC Torpedo
- Simonovsky District Court
- TASS
- State Prosecution
- Simonovsky Court