It wasn't that bad in July this year. The Turkish national team performed well at the European Championships, leaving the group with Portugal, the Czech Republic and Georgia. In the 1/8 finals, the Turks eliminated Austria, winning 2-1 and found themselves in the best eight of the tournament. In the fight for the semi-finals, the team led by former Italian footballer Vincenzo Montella lost to the Netherlands 1:2.
Sex scandal in Turkey. There are suspensions
A month later, the Turks experienced great disappointment. Two of their big companies – Fenerbahce and Galatasaray – were eliminated in the qualifying rounds for the Champions League. – In the years 1996-2022, i.e. as many as 26 seasons in a row, a Turkish club always played in Champions Leaguesometimes even two in one year. Now it is a nightmare for Turkish football, which has been left behind for the second time in the last three years without a representative in the Champions League – wrote BartÅ‚omiej Królikowski from Sport.pl.
Now a huge scandal has broken out in Turkey. It turned out to be a Turkish inspector league and FIFA – 61-year-old Orhan Erdemir and a 24-year-old referee matches football players Elif Karaarslan (therefore 37 years separate them!) suspended due to their video with adult content, which was found on the Internet. The pair were stripped of their license by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF).
– It turns out that passions can boil not only in Turkish TV series, but also in Turkish TV football – writes “Sportmk.ru”.
The TFF Arbitration Council has already rejected the appeal of Erdemir and Karaarslan. The arbitrator claimed that the video was fake and she would explain it. So far, Erdemir has been suspended for 45 days and Karaarslan for 90 days.
– Under current FIFA regulations, no relationship is prohibited between referees and official match delegates. At the moment, FIFA is not interfering in this high-profile case, writes “Sport.ru”.