PLDC - Tehran, Morteza Karimi admits that he received 16 million Tomans and a 50 inch LCD television to call the Tehran Derby against Persepolis.

Morteza Karimi, who was banned from refereeing after a controversial offside call in the 1389 Tehran Derby against Persepolis player Mohammad Nouri, is now saying that Parviz Mazloomi (Esteghlal's coach in 89) had ordered people to bribe him. Karimi says that Mazloomi's friends gave him 16 million Tomans and a 50 inch television, when they 'ran into him' in Tehran's Nezam Abad neighborhood.

He has also threatened to expose Ghalenoei and several other Esteghlal officials for corruption and bribery, for several different occasions.

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By: Arman Tamjidi