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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 12, 2023 9:22:16 GMT
All domestic football in Turkey has been halted after a sickening attack on a referee by a club president, which has been condemned by the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan  Domestic football in Turkey has been suspended indefinitely after one of the country’s top referees was brutally attacked by a club president. Halil Umut Meler, 37, was approached on the pitch and hit by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, sparking chaotic scenes, with players and officials joining the melee or trying to intervene. Meler had sent off one player from each side, then allowed an equaliser for opponents Caykur Rizespor in the seventh minute of added time. The matched ended 1-1. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has condemned the attack, while the Turkish Football Federation has halted all domestic football indefinitely. In a statement, the federation blamed the “despicable attack” on a toxic culture towards referees that it said had been fostered by many players and club officials. www.dailystar.co.uk/ |
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Post by jimmy on Dec 12, 2023 11:12:13 GMT
Were there any witnesses?
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 12, 2023 15:59:25 GMT
The president of a Turkish football club has been arrested after storming the pitch and punching a referee in the face at the end of a Super Lig match.
Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca has been remanded in custody along with two other suspects after the “shameful” attack on referee Halil Umut Meler.
The country’s justice minister confirmed Koca had been arrested for “injuring a public official” while the Turkish football federation said those guilty of the attack will be "punished in the strongest terms possible".
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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 12, 2023 16:32:58 GMT
Nobody wants to see that and the guy is totally crossing the line.
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Post by halewoodblue on Dec 18, 2023 11:10:12 GMT
There are quite a few English refs who deserve at least a slap
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