21.02.2025 21:20
The President of the Turkish Football Federation, İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, responded to the allegations regarding Slavko Vinčić, who has been appointed for the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray derby. Hacıosmanoğlu said, "Are you taking contestants for Survivor? The TFF is on one side, the UEFA President is on the other... Acun Ilıcalı can take contestants from Slovenia; it would be attractive and profitable. This is an insult to UEFA and the TFF! Can there be such a huge nonsense?"
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The President of the Turkish Football Federation, İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, is making important statements on Habertürk's live broadcast. Hacıosmanoğlu responded to the allegations raised regarding the appointment of Slavko Vincic for the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby and explained the selection process.
"I SAID FOREIGN REFEREE IN THE INTERVAL"
İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu's words are as follows;
- You said there would be no foreign referees as long as you are president, but a foreign referee will come to the derby. What will you say?
We are the children of a nation that ruled the world for 600 years; I spoke about whether we cannot manage a match. I accept human error, but when I watch a situation twice, I understand the situation. I do not accept mistakes in VAR, but mistakes in VAR have increased. No foreign referee has come to VAR at the request of any club. In the mid-season seminar, I said, 'I supported you, I increased your revenues, but you bowed my head, and mistakes in VAR have increased. A foreign VAR will come in the second half.' I said this in the mid-season. I told the referees, 'If you do not ensure justice on the field, someone else will come, take the money, and you will watch from home.'
"THEY SAY THEY WILL LEAVE IN 2-3 MONTHS"
There is a 25-year accumulation; cleaning is not easy. They gave us three months, then six months, but we are still here! A referee says, 'They will leave in 2-3 months.' Can you imagine? They have a sense of belonging to the people they are connected to! They did not even think we would win! They probably think, 'They will leave, our older brothers will come.' We are breaking the old system, and there are pains associated with it. Can that referee friend speak like this?
"WE ARE HERE UNTIL ALLAH TAKES OUR SOULS"
Last week in the seminar, I said, 'Do not trust those older brothers you rely on.' They are in the minority. The general assembly elected us here; as long as Allah does not take our souls, we are here now! We did not come by appointment; we are here until the general assembly!
"REFEREES ARE AFRAID"
Referees are afraid! I ask why they are afraid! Why wouldn't you whistle for something you see? There is no one greater than Allah! They are afraid of the size of the community, afraid of the interaction! There is a sense of belonging, and they are hesitant because of that! A very important referee says, 'We will act according to the president, but will they stay or leave? It is uncertain.' This is what a referee says. Previous federations did not manage this job with their own will! There were external interventions. That is why referees say, 'They will leave.' It seems they can draw this power from somewhere.
The UEFA Referee Committee Chairman had previously worked with us... He said, 'There are experienced names among those referees who have left.' I said, 'Do not interfere with our work! Your best friend Cüneyt Çakır is a top model in Europe, but he acts according to power in Turkey. In the Trabzonspor-Galatasaray match, Denayer intervened as if playing volleyball, saying, 'Go, go.' That is why I told him not to interfere,' and then he stopped.
"WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY APPLICATION FOR FOREIGN REFEREES"
We have not received any applications for foreign referees. The MHK makes appointments and asks for our approval. We cannot decide according to the clubs; then they should come and manage themselves! We gave them the appointments, and they will still receive them. The referees said, 'Do not let society criticize you; we will bring a foreign referee to protect you.' They have no problems either. It seems Slavko Vincic is coming in a predetermined manner!
VINCIC PROCESS
MHK President Ferhat Gündoğdu started correspondence with many countries a week ago. There are correspondences with England, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Romania. England stated that they do not send referees abroad. The Netherlands spoke with the referee and said he would come. However, the federation spoke with the referee committee. In fact, the President of the Dutch Federation was our guest today. He said, 'We have problems until March; we cannot send referees,' and apologized.
The MHK President said on Tuesday morning that a Bosnian referee and a Slovenian referee remained. I said, 'If we go with the Bosnian referee, there is Edin Dzeko, and there may be a problem.' Then we chose the Slovenian referee. I had made my first visit to the President of the Slovenian Federation when I became president, and we met immediately on Tuesday. He accepted it too. If we had previously discussed and agreed with Aleksander Ceferin, would we have to do this much correspondence? We even met with the President of the Dutch Federation.
"THE LEAST MISTAKES OCCURRED IN TURKEY"
Last week, we talked with Ceferin for three hours, but we discussed the representative office that will open in Istanbul. It will open around April; that is the main topic. Ceferin asked, 'Why are they criticizing referees so much in Turkey?' He called Rosetti and requested the referee mistakes from the five major leagues. Interestingly, the least mistakes occurred in Turkey! These are the numbers! It seems there are no teams other than two teams in Turkey; are we going to sacrifice the country's football for two teams!
"ARE YOU TAKING A CONTESTANT FOR SURVIVOR?"
Slavko Vincic is currently one of the best referees. Is he coming to operate in Turkey? Will he end his entire future in a match in Turkey? Are you taking a contestant for Survivor? There is no point in placing such great meanings on people! TFF is on one side, UEFA President is on the other side... Acun Ilıcalı can take a contestant from Slovenia; it would be attractive. This is an insult to UEFA and TFF! Everyone has pictures with everyone. Can there be such a big nonsense? Everyone should be reasonable; there is no plan behind our heads. We will continue in a fair and equal manner.
WHY DOES GALATASARAY NOT WANT VINCIC?
The Galatasaray management, which is dominant in the opinion that after Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı met with Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, Slavko Vincic from the same country was appointed to the match, does not want Vincic due to Ilıcalı's ownership of the Maribor Club in Slovenia. The 45-year-old referee, born in Maribor, also has close ties with the Slovenian UEFA President Alexander Cefer.
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