Turkiye football club chief jailed over attack on ref
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Ankara: A former football chief in Turkiye s Super Lig was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday over an on pitch attack on a referee, t...
Ankara: A former football chief in Turkiye's Super Lig was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday over an on-pitch attack on a referee, the Anadolu news agency reported.
The incident occurred in December 2023 following a 1-1 draw between Ankara's MKA Ankaragucu and visiting Caykur Rizespor in Turkiye's top flight.
Footage from the scene showed Ankaragucu's then president Faruk Koca rushing onto the pitch and punching referee Halil Umut Meler after he blew the final whistle, shouting: "I'm going to kill you!"
He appeared to be incensed over the ref's decision to send off one of his players, and disallowing an earlier goal by Ankaragucu. Caykur had scored an equaliser in injury time.
Denouncing the attack as "despicable", the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) suspended Super Lig matches for eight days and initiated criminal proceedings against Koca and several others.
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