Ryan Babel's confession about Galatasaray years later: The referees were helping us.

01.03.2025 09:30

Former Galatasaray football player Ryan Babel admitted in an interview that during his time at Galatasaray, they won some matches with the help of referees. Babel's statements resonated widely on social media and drew reactions from the yellow-red fans.

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Striking confessions have come from Ryan Babel, who is etched in memory with his performance at the Super League giants Beşiktaş and Galatasaray in our country.

"THE REFEREE HELPED US A LOT"

Babel, expressing that they won some matches with the help of the referee while playing for Galatasaray, said, "You really have to be very good to win because otherwise, you never know what these referees will do. It is what it is. I was there for ten years (in the Super League). I played for four different teams. I played for two small and two big clubs. I must also confess. We were Galatasaray, and we won matches where I said, 'Today we were lucky, today the referee helped us a lot.'

IT BECAME A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION

The Dutch player's words sparked a huge debate on social media. Especially rival team fans shared Babel's words to express their grievances about situations that occurred in previous years.

PERFORMANCE IN TURKEY

Babel scored 14 goals and 12 assists in 59 matches at Kasımpaşa, 29 goals and 12 assists in 89 matches at Beşiktaş, 17 goals and 8 assists in 100 matches at Galatasaray, and 5 goals and 1 assist in 29 matches at Eyüpspor.