Başakşehir Club President Göksel Gümüşdağ made a statement to the members of the press at the exit of the meeting held at the Association of Clubs. Gümüşdağ started his speech by stating that the Union of Clubs met regarding the broadcast tender and the decision taken about the referees, “Today, we evaluated the broadcast tender as well as the decision taken by MHK and TFF regarding the referees in the agenda items. My opinion is clear, I am in the same place. MHK and TFF. There are those who support the decision taken by the Arbitration Board. There are those who do not. I argued at the beginning that this decision was not correct. In this process, the decision taken by the TFF as the management was overturned by the Arbitration Board. I think the Arbitration Board took a historic decision. It is very important for us to create an atmosphere of trust in Turkish football. It’s important. Today is 8 weeks until the end of the league, there were 10 weeks that day. If there is any information, document or an embarrassing situation about people, it is shared with these boards and we all respect it. I have been in football for 18-19 years, Clubs Union Presidency, TFF 1 As someone who has served as vice president and club president, I am saying that neither a legal, humanitarian, or conscientious decision has been made. This situation was overturned by the great decision. The next process is the decision of the TFF. There is nothing else we can do after that. In our view, we do not move 1 millimeter,” he said.
“WHAT MEN ARE DISCUSSING WHAT WE ARE”
Gümüşdağ continued by stating that Turkish football needs an environment of trust. Mustafa Bey, my vice president from the European Clubs Association, turned around in the morning. He is talking about the 2026 fixture of the European Clubs Association, the metaverse, measuring the IQ levels of the children in the infrastructures, what we are dealing with. As a football man, I have always defended that this decision is wrong. I have been expressing our opinion from the very beginning. I evaluated the decision of the Arbitration Board with the club presidents today. I explained my opinion and why I defended it. Everyone may have different opinions. There are those who agree with this decision from the Union of Clubs and those who do not. Turkish football needs an environment of trust. In the past, during the Hasan Doğan era the referee was suspended from duty but the season started was given in. It wasn’t fair to change the rules while the match was going on. Today, it was wanted to break the clubs against each other and bring them against each other. But I believe the Club Association is very strong. Our friendships remain. Let’s make a change with the consultant report in the publication tender, brand value, MHK and MHK structure. People may be good, they may be wrong, but the boards evaluate them.”
“I CONGRATULATE HIM (MEHMET BAYKAN)”
Answering the question about Mehmet Baykan’s decision to resign today, Göksel Gümüşdağ said, “A vice president responsible for law, who has been a very important football player in the TFF for many years, said that this issue was not consulted for a long time, that a sudden decision was made, that it was against the law and that “After the Arbitration Board overturned the decision, he felt conscientiously responsible and took an honorable stance and resigned. I congratulate him.” Lastly, Gümüşdağ talked about the registration of the league, “There should be no problem with the registration of the league. There is a Trabzonspor at the top of the league, which stands out with its game. It is right there. Likewise, Konyaspor is in the place it deserves and is fighting an incredible fight. It would not be right to mix such a thing with this fight. “I don’t think there will be a problem with the league not being registered,” he concluded.