Turkey’s hero against Austria in the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Tuesday (2-1), Merih Demiral will not play in his country’s quarter-final against the Netherlands this weekend. The Turkish defender has just been suspended for two matches by UEFA, according to the German newspaper Bild.
🚨 Merih Demiral 🇹🇷 is 𝟮 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 by UEFA!
He will miss the quarter-final of#EURO2024 against the Netherlands!
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— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) July 4, 2024
On Wednesday, the body that governs European football opened an investigation into the “inappropriate behavior” Al-Ahli player. On one of his goals, Demiral celebrated by making a sign reminiscent of that of the “Grey Wolves”, a Turkish far-right group.
A gesture that clearly does not go down well in this complicated period… And to prevent the Euro from becoming too political, UEFA has therefore decided to take a strong decision by giving a big sanction to Demiral, knowing that the latter will only be able to play again in the event of a potential final in Turkey. A real blow for the Turks who are losing one of their leaders in the middle of the competition.
2024-07-04 19:04:01
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