On the question of whether the Super Cup could be played in Hatay for morale purposes after the earthquake, Mehmet Büyükekşi said, “The issue of playing this match in Hatay is not on our agenda. Even Hatayspor is currently playing its matches in Mersin. Almost every week, a governor or member of parliament from a province calls me. “They want us to play the Super Cup in their city. I tell them, we have no such intention. We currently want to play the Super Cup match abroad and we are in talks with Saudi Arabia. Qatar, Abu Dhabi, maybe England… Our talks continue.” used the phrases.
Emphasizing that they have not yet clarified the location of the Super Cup, President Büyükekşi said, “Saudi Arabia is investing heavily, especially in football. They also look at it from an image perspective. Both Italians and Spaniards play there. We had the first meeting with the President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in Sydney. Currently We have made offers. I cannot say anything more because there is nothing clear, but in principle we think so. If we play in Turkey, our biggest stadium is Atatürk Olympic Stadium. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe have not been rivals in the Super Cup for 12 years. We should evaluate this, “We need to turn it into a feast.” he said.
“MATCH POSTPONEMENT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE LEAGUE”
Reminding that the Super League matches of the teams competing in the European cups were postponed before the play-off stage, Büyükekşi said, “Currently, the question ‘Can there be a postponement again before the next matches of the teams playing in Europe?’ “It is brought to the agenda. There will definitely be no postponement of matches in the league again. In the past, the federations of the rival teams had postponed their matches and there would have been unfair competition. We have decided in the same direction. The calendar is not available in the next period.” made his assessment.
Stating that the postponed matches in the Super League will be played towards the end of this month, the TFF President said, “There is no other gap anyway. Our coach does not want the matches to be played after the 19th of May.” he said.
“OUR DREAM IS TO EXIT AND PROGRESS IN THE FINALS”
Explaining that they want to go to the final by getting the results they want in the 2024 European Championship (EURO 2024) Qualifiers Group D, Büyükekşi stated that they will not see this as a success.
In a conversation with the national team players, he told them, “Don’t think that we were successful because we qualified for the European Championship Finals in Germany. I do not accept such a thing as success.” Büyükekşi continued his words as follows:
“We got 0 points in the last European Championship. Then it is better not to participate at all. Our dream is to get out of the group in the finals and advance. Now there is such a situation. Hopefully, we will appear before the authorities to host the 2032 European Championship on October 10. With Italy We are a joint candidate together. We are working together with the Italians. A country that will organize the European Championship must now be assertive for the European championship. If our goal is to play for the European championship in 2032, we must lay the foundations starting from today. We must build on it. We must have a structure that moves one step up every year. “The strategic plan we have prepared will not be a static plan, but a dynamic plan. We will set targets, we will look at ‘What we did and what we could not do’ every year and we will be transparent.”
“WE WILL PAY VERY IMPORTANCE TO AMATEUR FOOTBALL”
Mehmet Büyükekşi stated that they will focus on amateurs during the next 4-year management period.
Reminding that TFF’s units related to amateur football are in Ankara, Büyükekşi said, “I will bring these units to Istanbul. It is said that ‘What is out of sight is out of mind’. We will attach great importance to amateur football. This is, of course, the president of a federation.” It is not one of the popular works for the public. We are not in the vanity of the job. We will not play to the stands. We will not do work to be elected again. If God allows and we complete this task, it will be enough. Our wish is for both national teams, referees and all leagues, especially women’s football, to be good. doing things. We have made many innovations, and we will continue to do so from now on.” used the phrases.