TURKISH soccer has been SUSPENDED indefinitely after tonight’s stunning assault on a referee by a membership president.
The disgraceful incident befell following Ankaragucu’s 1-1 draw with Rizespor within the Turkish Tremendous Lig – the nation’s top-flight.
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The guests snatched some extent on the dying as Adolfo Gaich grabbed an equaliser in a bad-tempered sport that had additionally included two purple playing cards as each Ankaragucu’s Ali Sowe and Rizespor’s Emirhan Topcu acquired their marching orders.
However extra hassle erupted after full-time when ref Halil Umut Meler was confronted and PUNCHED by an irate Faruk Koca, the president of Ankaragucu.
Explosive footage exhibits him swinging and connecting with a punch on the unsuspecting official, sending him crashing to the bottom.
Meler was then kicked by one other unidentified particular person whereas attempting to guard his face.
Gamers, teaching workers and safety raced to the scene to cease the assault from going even additional because the visibly shaken Meler ultimately was helped to his toes.
The official was then noticed sporting an enormous black eye as he was escorted from the sector earlier than heading to hospital for therapy on his accidents.
The chief doctor of the hospital the place he was handled, Physician Mehmet Yorubulut, mentioned: “There is no such thing as a life risk for the second. He solely has bleeding round his left eye and a small fracture.
“We are going to comply with our referee till the morning as a result of head trauma. We are going to discharge him from hospital after the mandatory examinations within the morning.”
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The Turkish Soccer Federation immediately held a unprecedented assembly after the vile scene and so they have now introduced that each one soccer inside the nation had been suspended indefinitely.
Turkish FA [TFF] chairman Mehmet Buyukeksi mentioned: “The matches in all leagues have been postponed indefinitely.”
Ankara Police Division have been tasked with figuring out suspects for the assault and Turkish outlet Hurriyet have reported that Koca, 59, shall be arrested.
Turkey’s minister of inner affairs, Ali Yerlikaya, mentioned Koca had additionally required hospital therapy however “detention procedures shall be carried out after the therapy”.
He has been the president of Ankaragucu since 2021 and was awarded the Truthful Play supervisor of the month award in October 2022.
Because the shock footage went viral on-line, Fenerbahce’s Turkish worldwide star Umut Nayir slammed the disgusting scenes and took intention at a wider concern.
Writing on social media, he mentioned: “A mentality that considers itself to be proper it doesn’t matter what is claimed or accomplished to the referee has surrounded us.
“You destroyed probably the most susceptible consider soccer together with your strain, daily, collectively. You place the burden of your failures on them. Disgrace on you.
“I am ashamed of the scenario you have put us in.”
The 37-year-old Meler is one in all Turkey’s prime referees and is on Fifa’s worldwide checklist in addition to Uefa’s elite referee checklist.
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