2024-03-18T19:37:57+00:00
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/ Fenerbahce club, competing in the Turkish Premier League, is considering, on Monday, withdrawing from the league after some of its players were attacked by Trabzonspor fans following the team’s away win at the beginning of this week.
Trabzonspor fans stormed the stadium and clashed with security forces and Fenerbahce players after Trabzon’s 3-2 loss on Sunday, while security forces tried to protect Fenerbahce players who were running towards the locker room.
Fans of the Turkish club, Trabzonspor, stormed the field and clashed with security forces and players of the visiting Fenerbahce team, after a 3-2 loss, on Sunday, in the latest incident in the Premier League, which has been marred by controversy this season.
Fenerbahce will hold an emergency general assembly meeting on April 2, as decided by the board of directors on Monday, according to Reuters.
A club statement said that the points of the General Assembly’s agenda include an evaluation of the measures that will be taken after the incident, “including the withdrawal of the first football team from the Premier League.”
Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, condemned the incident, saying that violence in the Turkish Super League was “unacceptable.”
Fenerbahce ranks second in the standings with 79 points from 30 matches, two points behind Galatasaray and 30 points ahead of third-placed Trabzonspor.