Raul, the brother of Paul Papp, left the auditions in the table scandal in League 3! Why he will be investigated in a state of freedom

Article by Justin Gafiuc, Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Wednesday, February 25, 2026 22:23 / Updated Wednesday, February 25, 2026 22:30
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CONTEXT: On Wednesday morning, the Romanian police carried out 34 home searches regarding involvement in match-fixing in League 3. According to the authorities' announcement, 21 people were picked up and taken to hearings. All indications show that it is CS Păulești, a club from Prahova.
New information appears about the match-fixing case in Romanian football, the file in which several people ended up answering to the law.
Raul Papp, brother of Paul Papp, investigated in match-fixing case
Among those investigated in that case is Raul Papp, Paul Papp's brother, according to prosport.ro. According to GSP information, Raul was at the hearings today. Because he was the first of those interviewed to tell in detail what happened, he remains under investigation in a state of freedom.
Hearings in the case will continue tomorrow. Sorin Popa, first prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Ploiești District Court, leads the case.

River Papp
Raul Papp was among the starters for CS Păulești in the match against Victoria Traian, lost by Raul Papp's team with a score of 0-4, which is suspected to have been rigged.
Raul Papp has only played in the lower leagues in his career, at FC Ardealul, Sănătatea Cluj, Unirea Dej and Minerul Ocna Dej. Paul, his brother, has 19 matches and 3 goals in the shirt of the Romanian national team.

Paul Papp (34 years old), the defender from Petrolul
The team from CS Păulești from the match with Victoria Traian: Raul Papp – Ghinea Alexandru, Mihai Topală, Marius Sanda, Laurentiu Sârbu – Gabi Matei, Levy Niv, Andrei Bechir – Gabriel Călin, Alexandru Berbecaru, Andrei Sora
George Sora, the father of Andrei Sora, who played for Păulești in that match, spoke about the alleged blat.
“It was an ordinary top and it's not just about this match. There's a lot to talk about and I'll prove it, but now's not the time to say everything I know and everything I've found out. They made a mistake, they did all these things in front of me.
I confirm that it is so, in the 70th minute I went behind the bench and asked the coach nicely to remove my child because I don't want him to be part of this mess. I don't want him to be part of the messes that are happening at the level of League 3. The coach told me that he had no one to replace him with and he continued until the end,” said George Sora.




