Fenerbahce Issues Statement Following Clashes After Derby with Galatasaray
Fenerbahce condemned the verbal and physical attacks that followed the derby and said those responsible must not go unpunished. The club called for the incidents to be examined with disciplinary sanctions.
Fenerbahce lost 2-1 to Galatasaray at RAMS Park in Week 9 of the Trendyol Super Lig. Incidents inside the stadium and on the touchline after the match once again brought the tension between the two teams into focus.
In a statement posted on its social media account, Fenerbahce strongly condemned the verbal and physical attacks against its players. The club said the incidents began with a verbal attack on Kerem Aktürkoğlu and continued with an assault on Matteo Guendouzi by Galatasaray analysis team member Serhat Dogan, and Abdulkerim Bardakci pulling a player's hair.
The statement stressed that the derby rivalry gives no one the right to attack players. Fenerbahce argued that what happened cannot be dismissed as "derby tension." The club said the conduct of the rival team's members had inflamed the situation rather than reducing tension.
Fenerbahce called for a full investigation into the actions of everyone involved and for disciplinary sanctions to be applied to those responsible without exception. The club said that the way to prevent violence in Turkish football is to not leave those responsible unpunished.
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