The Turkish Super Cup Crisis: Controversy, Revelations, and International Fallout

2024-01-05 21:04:52

The Turkish Super Cup crisis sparked controversy in the international sports street

Ali Koc, president of the Turkish club Fenerbahce, revealed secrets “for the first time” regarding the crisis of the local Super Cup, which was scheduled to be held in the Saudi capital, “Riyadh,” on Friday, December 29, 2023.

The Turkish Football Federation announced the postponement of the Super Cup match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce; Due to the two clubs’ non-compliance with “FIFA regulations”, which led to the Saudi authorities preventing the stars of the two teams from taking to the field, with pictures of “Ataturk”, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the republic.

In this context, Koc, in statements to Haber Turk satellite channel this evening, held the president of the Turkish Football Association responsible for the Super Cup crisis. Saying: “It was not possible, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the republic, not to raise pictures of (Ataturk) in the stadium.”

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The president of Fenerbahce pointed out that the Turkish Football Federation did not send his club or the team that competed with Galatasaray, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s protocol for the “Super Cup,” and was content with setting prohibitions that fans must avoid.

And Ali Koch blew up, a huge surprise. By announcing that the police entered the dressing room of Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, and confiscated all pictures and banners, with instructions to search the players inside the field.

Koc admitted that he welcomed holding the Turkish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, even though Germany was the first candidate. This is due to the huge investments in the Kingdom, which might have very positive returns for his club.

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