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Galatasaray make ‘evil’ refereeing accusation during Turkish title race clash with Fenerbahce

The Independent·Ap Correspondent·about 1 month ago
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Turkish league leaders Galatasaray launched an extraordinary attack on match officials via social media during their decisive 3-0 victory over fierce rivals Fenerbahce, a result that all but secured them another title. At half-time, Galatasaray led 1-0 but still felt hard done by when it came to the officiating, leading to the club posting on its official X account in Turkish: "Despite these referees, we’re still leading 1-0." It continued with a more scathing indictment: "We see what you’re doing, your plans, the evil inside you." Their English language account added: "Don’t let the score distract you from the fact that TWO clear penalties for Galatasaray have been ignored by the referee and the VAR room in the first half." This in-game criticism follows Galatasaray’s recent announcement that it was suspending relations with the Turkish Football Federation over disputes regarding referee appointments.…

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