AK Party strongly reacts to the 2-match suspension given to Merih Demiral by UEFA.

After scoring goals in the Austria match, our national football player Merih Demiral, who made the wolf sign, received a strong reaction to the 2-match penalty imposed by UEFA.

AK PARTY'S HARSH REACTION TO THE 2-MATCH PENALTY

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, who made statements about the penalty imposed after the complaint of the Germans, said, "The decision of the UEFA Disciplinary Committee to give our national football player Merih Demiral a 2-match penalty is a highly erroneous decision."

"THE DECISION HAS CAST A SHADOW OF POLITICAL PRESSURE ON FOOTBALL"

Çelik continued his sharing on social media platform X as follows; "The fact that the decision was announced before UEFA's announcement shows that this decision was made under the influence of certain pressure groups. UEFA's decision has cast a shadow of political pressure on football."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Our national football player Merih Demiral showed his joy by making the wolf sign after scoring goals in the Austria match. Speaking after the match about his gesture, Demiral said, "There is no message, I just wanted to show how proud and happy I am."

While this gesture of Merih caused a great reaction, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser had demanded sanctions from UEFA targeting this goal celebration. UEFA had initiated an investigation against our national football player for 'inappropriate behavior'. In the scope of the investigation, Demiral was given a 2-match penalty, and in the statement made by the TFF, it was stated, "We are going to CAS to appeal the penalty."