20.07.2024 09:40
Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç made some controversial statements during the celebrations of the "19.07 World Fenerbahçe Fans Day" organized by the Bodrum Fenerbahçe Association. Ali Koç said, "I am telling those who use the name and power of politics, who design football as they wish by using the authority and power of our President without his knowledge, your end is near."
Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç, the chairman of the Super League giant, made statements that will be talked about again at the event organized by the Bodrum Fenerbahçe Association on the occasion of "19.07 World Fenerbahçe Fans Day".
"YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE END"
Koç, stating that there are people who direct football using the name and power of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said, "I am telling those who use the name and power of politics, sometimes without the knowledge of our President, to design football as they wish by using his authority and power, you are close to the end."
"WE DON'T FLATTER, WE DON'T COMPROMISE OUR PRINCIPLES"
Speaking at the organization, Fenerbahçe Sports Club President Ali Koç said, "We will soon hold a big Fenerbahçe rally in Istanbul. We have started a struggle against a system. Our community is impatient, there were people who criticized me yesterday. 'The man is a candidate again, the man will be the president again,' be patient, friends, things that were established in 20-25 years do not change in 20-25 days. I am addressing our community, learn a little patience, you are negatively affecting our motivation and power. Some of you are aware of the struggle we are giving, some of you are very aware, but some of you forget. Believe a little, good days are coming. This country was established with difficulties, poverty, and scarcity. This community, this club, took on great duties and roles in the establishment and liberation of this country. We say that Fenerbahçe Sports Club is much more than a sports club and we will continue to say it forever. Fenerbahçe has become a target with its principles and stance. It has become a target in recent times. President Aziz became a target, it peaked during Ali Şen's era, and it peaked during my era. Great successes, great joys come after great difficulties. I explained this at the TFF general assembly yesterday. If a club stands there with a difference of 1-2 points in total points between the first and second place in 10 years and does not win a cup in 10 years while the top 5 teams win cups, this cannot be explained with any sporting logic. We are going through a crisis period in our internal structure. We are going through this crisis not in terms of sports, but because we are a target. Maybe the speech I made yesterday will make us a target again, but it doesn't matter. We do not compromise our stance, our principles, and the responsibility that this republic has given us for cheek squeezing, for the interests of our zoning project, or for anything else. This stance will continue, does it have a price? Yes, but believe me, the days when we will reap the fruits are very close. Those who applauded our stance yesterday should not immediately lose hope in the event of a possible point loss in 2-3 weeks. We are close to breaking this system. By this system, I don't mean getting into politics or anything. I am telling those who use the name and power of politics, sometimes without the knowledge of our President, to design football as they wish by using his authority and power, you are close to the end. An unjust system adorned with injustice cannot be long-term. It has been too long, please understand that the justice and change we want are not for us, but for Turkish football, for all clubs, and for the future of our country. We have a rival who says white one day and black the next. One day he supports and the next day he sells. What was done to us, if it had been done to that club after Riyadh, I would have been the first to speak up, don't be unfair, we are all responsible, we were all there. They withdrew to a corner and enjoyed the trap set up for us by politics. It is not said in vain that the one who enjoys watching will one day suffer, it will come to your neighbor, don't laugh."