Twelve people have been detained by police for a variety of offences following violent scenes at Trabzonspor’s Trendyol Süper Lig game against Fenerbahçe on Sunday. Home fans were seen hurling missiles on to the pitch at the Şenol Güneş Papara Park stadium during the match, before attacking the visiting players after the final whistle had […]
Faruk Koca, the president of a top-flight Turkish football club, and two others have been detained following a violent brawl that involved the match referee being punched and kicked in the head at the end of a Süper Lig match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor. The arrests were confirmed by the Justice Minister Yılmaz […]
Europe’s footballing body UEFA has announced that Turkiye and Italy’s joint bid to host the 2032 European Championship has been successful, while the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will host the 2028 edition. The news was announced by UEFA chief Aleksander Čeferin at the soccer governing body’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, today following UEFA’s […]
Trabzonspor took all three points in their Friday evening encounter with Göztepe S.K as Turkey’s premier football league returned following a near three month break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Playing behind closed doors as part of the coronavirus containment measures, the Süper Lig leaders beat the home side 1-3, despite going down to ten […]
The Turkish Football Federation (FA) has done a U-turn on fixtures, agreeing to postpone all football matches for all four leagues until further notice in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, 13 March, the Turkish Football Federation (FA) had announced that Süper Lig teams would continue to play, but without any fans present at […]
