July 9 – Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the suspension of Turkish international Merih Demiral, scorer of two goals in the last 16 round, a “political” act.
Erdogan (pictured) was speaking after Turkey’s 2-1 elimination by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the Euro 2024 championship in Germany.
Demiral was banned for two matches by UEFA for his celebration after the second goal against Austria, when he showed the ‘grey wolf sign.
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