26.02.2025 13:53
The Super Lig team Samsunspor officially requested the Turkish Football Federation to have foreign referees officiate their critical matches. The club asked for the matches against Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor to be officiated by foreign referees.
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Samsunspor, one of the form teams in the Super League, has applied to the TFF requesting that foreign referees officiate their critical matches.
"WE WANT IT FOR 3 MATCHES"
In a written statement from the red-and-white club, it was noted that the Super League is entering critical weeks. The statement reminded that Samsunspor is in third place in the league, saying, "The foreign referee Slavko Vincic, who was appointed to the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe match played on February 24, 2025, has demonstrated exemplary performance with his fair and consistent management. In this regard, we congratulate our Federation by stating that we welcome the decision to appoint a foreign referee for the relevant match.
Our club is in third place in the Super League and continues to fight for participation in European cups. As we approach the final weeks of the season, we demand fair and consistent on-field management in order to protect our rights in the matches," the statement included.
In the statement that mentioned an official application was made to the TFF for the appointment of foreign referees, it was stated, "In this context, we want the foreign referee to officiate the matches Fenerbahçe-Samsunspor, Samsunspor-Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor-Samsunspor. We believe that the application of foreign referees in critical matches should continue for the transparent, reliable, and fair management of Turkish football, and we want to express that we will follow up on this matter."
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