the president of the Turkish federation hits Israel

This afternoon (6:45 p.m.), Besiktas hosts Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Europa League. However, the Turkish authorities decided some time ago not to organize the meeting in Istanbul, as planned. For security reasons, the match will therefore be played in Hungary, in the city of Debrecen. A decision which had the gift of annoying the president of the Turkish football federation, İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu. The latter did not hesitate to accuse Israel, which he accuses of not being treated in the same way as Russia by UEFA. Strong words made on the microphone of TRT Sports and relayed by RMC Sport.

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“We want football to serve peace and brotherhood, but unfortunately the reason why Besiktas is in Hungary is because there are double standards in the world. We are against all forms of war, but the embargo imposed on Russia is not applied to those who bomb children, the sick, the elderly, schools, places of worship and kill people. Their teams still participate in sporting competitions around the world. We are with Gaza. I hope that our club will respond on the pitch and give great joy to the Muslim world. » The message got through.