Brown: I am disappointed to have been punished

Archie Brown and Abdülkerim Bardakcı clashed and a fight broke out after the derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. The Turkish Football Federation had already handed both players a punishment. The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee then announced the sanctions for the heated derby. Fenerbahçe's Brown was banned for three matches, while Galatasaray's Bardakcı received a two-match ban.

Fenerbahçe player Brown spoke to the BBC. He described what happened as an unprecedented incident, saying derbies are very intense and anything can happen in them. Brown said this is not his character and stated that he has taken a lesson he needed to learn from the incident.

Brown said he was disappointed to receive a punishment. Stressing that the most important thing he can do is stand by his teammates, he said this ban was his first red card and he hopes it will be his last.

Showing the wound on his neck, Brown explained that he saw Guendouzi's hair being pulled, which is why he defended the player. He claimed that Galatasaray players had scratched him and pulled his hair.

Galatasaray defender Abdülkerim Bardakcı told reporters after the match that if the footage is reviewed, it will become clear who started the attack first.