TFF Arbitration Board Upholds Archie Brown's 3-Match Ban

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Arbitration Board rejected Fenerbahçe's appeal against the 3-match ban given to player Archie Brown and upheld the penalty. The Board also upheld the penalties for the offensive chanting against Fenerbahçe, pitch incidents, unsportsmanlike conduct and violations of directives. The 100,000.00 TL fine imposed on Brown for his fighting incident was also among the decisions upheld.

The Board heard the appeals of Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Samsunspor in the same session and ruled on them. No error was found in the 280,000.00 TL fine imposed on Samsunspor for pitch incidents and offensive chanting caused by its supporters, or in the e-ticket blocking penalties for spectators in certain blocks. The applications were rejected and the decisions were upheld.

Galatasaray's appeals against the fines imposed for offensive chanting, pitch incidents, bringing too many accompanying children to a ceremony, a expelled player making a statement, and using a logo not registered on the scoreboard were rejected. The Board corrected a material error by removing the reference to block 102 in the East Stand and upheld the decisions.

In addition, the dispute between head coach Erol Bulut and Gaziantep Futbol was examined through appeals against earlier decisions of the Dispute Resolution Committee (UÇK). The respondent club's appeal was accepted, the UÇK decision was unanimously annulled, and the case was dismissed.