Thai football club Buriram United files complaint against Turkish manager who promised Taylor Swift concert

Thai football club Buriram United has filed a criminal complaint against a Turkish manager who had promised to organize a concert by U.S. pop icon Taylor Swift for the inauguration ceremony of the team's new stadium last year.

The team claimed that the manager, identified only as Sinan S., did not organize the concert despite having been paid $937,500, filing a complaint on charges of fraud with the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office under the name of Buriram United Company Ltd. last year.

The club's new stadium, dubbed I-Mobile, would be inaugurated on Nov. 12, 2016 along with an opening ceremony including a concert by Swift.

Club officials contacted the Thailand-based organization company Tee Entertainment Co. Ltd. The company later contacted Sin Artist Managament owned by Sinan S., who claimed that he had previously represented Swift in their concert organizations. 

He said Swift would take the stage for $1.2 million.

The contract was signed on March 2, 2016 and the amount would be paid to Swift in addition to another $100,000 for the management service. 

Accordingly, Swift would send a 15-second video to TEE Entertaiment after being paid half of the amount. The first $460,000 payment was conveyed to Sinan S. on March 29, 2016, followed by another $140,000 on April 4, 2016. The first disagreement between the parties broke out when Sinan S.'s company could not name the sponsoring firm. He demanded a new agreement, which was signed on April 11, 2016.

According to the new agreement, the remaining $600,000 would be paid to Swift in two installments. The management fee was determined as $50,000 in the agreement.

The company TEE demanded a document from Sinan S. over the exact date of the...