Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Arbitration Board rejected the objections of 71 football players who were sentenced to deprivation of rights between 45 days and 12 months due to betting action.
According to the statement made by TFF, the board approved the 45-day to 12-month disqualification penalties of 71 football players and the 12-month disqualification penalty of the classification assistant referee Necmi Akıncı.
METİN ÖZTÜRK’S 15-DAY SENTENCE WAS REDUCED TO 10 DAYS
TFF Arbitration Board reduced the penalty of deprivation of rights from 15 days given by PFDK to Galatasaray Club Vice President Metin Öztürk to 10 days.
In the statement made by TFF, the 15-day deprivation of rights and the fine of 2 million liras given to Öztürk due to his statements to the media after the match against Fenerbahçe in the Trendyol Super League, aimed at damaging the reputation of football and institutions, were reduced to 10 days and 1 million 333 thousand liras.
The Board also announced that the 3-match ban and 120 thousand lira fine given to Fenerbahçe football player Mert Hakan Yandaş for insulting members of the rival team were approved.
In addition, the board approved the total fine of 3 million 660 thousand liras given to Fenerbahçe for various reasons and the partial grandstand closure penalty for the next home match, as well as the partial grandstand closure penalty for Galatasaray for the next home match.
On the other hand, the total fine of 920 thousand lira given to Göztepe due to the ugly and bad cheering and field incidents caused by its fans and the partial stadium closure penalty for the next home match were also approved.