20.02.2025 23:11
The Turkish Football Federation made a statement following the match in which they drew 2-2 against AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 playoffs at RAMS Park. The federation thanked the yellow-red team for their contributions to the country’s coefficient with this result, which closed the European chapter for them.
Galatasaray was eliminated from the tournament and bid farewell to Europe after drawing 2-2 with AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 play-off at RAMS Park. Following the final whistle of the match, the Turkish Football Federation, with which the yellow-reds have recently experienced tension due to the referee of the derby, made a statement.
THANK YOU FROM TFF TO GALATASARAY
In a statement made by TFF, it was said, "Our representative Galatasaray, competing in the UEFA Europa League Qualifying Round Play-Off stage, drew 2-2 in the second leg match against the Dutch representative AZ Alkmaar. We thank our representative Galatasaray for its contributions to the country’s coefficient."
Here is that statement;
WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN GALATASARAY AND TFF
Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu invited the presidents of the two clubs to meet in Riva before the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby. The president of the yellow-reds, Dursun Özbek, found this invitation insincere and rejected it. Later, Hacıosmanoğlu, who organized a meeting, responded to Özbek's "insincere" remarks by announcing that a foreign referee would officiate the big match. Following this, Galatasaray released a statement raising three questions to the federation after the name Slavko Vincic came to the forefront. Cimbom also objected to the federation due to Vincic being born in Maribor, Slovenia, owned by Acun Ilıcalı, and Ilıcalı's close relations with UEFA President Ceferin, who is a citizen of the 45-year-old referee. TFF rejected this objection and announced today that the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby would be officiated by Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic.