Club president who punched ref slapped with lifetime ban as workforce is punished too
The membership president who stormed the pitch and attacked a referee has been given a lifetime ban from soccer.
Halil Umut Meler was approached and punched within the face by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca following Monday night time’s Super Lig match in opposition to Caykur Rizespor. Meler, who was additionally kicked on the bottom by one other particular person, required hospital remedy whereas Koca was arrested
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF), in saying a number of disciplinary measures on Thursday night time, stated Koca, 59, has been banned in response to the incident, which has despatched shockwaves throughout the soccer world and triggered a debate in regards to the remedy of officers.
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Meler had despatched off one participant from both sides earlier than Rizespor equalised within the seventh minute of harm time to pressure a 1-1 draw, with Koca invading the pitch after the sport earlier than hitting the referee.
Meler left hospital on Wednesday after being handled for accidents, together with a small fracture below his eye. The nation’s justice minister, Yilmaz Tunc, stated on his X (previously Twitter) account on Tuesday that Koca had been arrested “for injuring and threatening a public servant due to his public duty”. Koca then introduced his resignation as president through the Ankaragucu web site.
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(Image: Emin Sansar/Anadolu through Getty Images)
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Matches throughout all of Turkey’s leagues had been suspended following the assault and it has since been confirmed by the TFF – which has additionally fined Ankaragucu £54,000 and ordered them to play 5 video games behind closed doorways amongst a variety of sanctions following the incident – that they are going to resume subsequent Tuesday, December 19.
The federation blamed the “despicable attack” on a poisonous tradition in direction of referees that it stated had been fostered by many gamers and membership officers. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has additionally condemned the assault.
Meanwhile, FIFA president Gianni Infantino reacted to the appalling scenes by telling Sky Sports News: “Enough is enough and this has to stop. I was shocked when I saw the images like everyone else. You can be excited at a match and you can feel for a team but there is no way we can accept anything like that to happen.”