21.10.2026 17:50
Following Vincenzo Montella's departure from the Turkish National Football Team, Sergen Yalçın's appointment as head coach received wide coverage in the foreign press. The British newspaper The Sun announced Yalçın's appointment with his remark about Mario Balotelli: 'He has no brain.'
The appointment of Sergen Yalçın after parting ways with Vincenzo Montella in the Turkish National Football Team also received extensive coverage in the foreign press.
BALOTELLI REMARKS RECALLED: 'HE HAS NO BRAIN'
The Sun, one of the British newspapers, announced Sergen Yalçın's appointment by alluding to the tension with Mario Balotelli. The report recalled that Montella was dismissed after the poor run in the Nations League, and used the headline for Sergen Yalçın: 'Yalçın, who told Balotelli he has no brain, has become Turkey's new head coach.'
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE PITCH?
During his time as a television commentator, Sergen Yalçın harshly criticized Mario Balotelli, who was wearing the Adana Demirspor jersey, and used the phrase 'Balotelli has no brain.' After this statement, in the Beşiktaş - Adana Demirspor match played on September 21, 2021, Balotelli, who scored in the match where they came back from 3-0 to make it 3-3, stood directly in front of Sergen Yalçın and pointed to his head with his hands, sparking a huge argument.