UEFA has launched an investigation into Merih Demiral, who made a wolf gesture during the match in Austria.

Merih Demiral showed his goal celebration with the 'wolf' sign in the Turkey-Austria match. UEFA has initiated an investigation against Demiral.

INVESTIGATION INITIATED

The statement from UEFA reads as follows: "Regarding the Round of 16 match between Austria and Turkey in the 2024 UEFA European Championship, which took place on July 2, 2024, in Leipzig, Germany, an investigation has been opened in accordance with Article 31(4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations due to the alleged inappropriate behavior of Merih Demiral, a player of the Turkish Football Federation. More detailed information will be provided in the coming days."

"I AM PROUD TO BE TURKISH"

Meanwhile, Merih Demiral's goal celebration, which caused a great impact, was explained by him in the following words: "The meaning behind it is that I have seen people doing it in goal celebrations in the stands as well. We are all Turkish, and I am proud to be Turkish. I always emphasize this. That's why I did the goal celebration like that. It's completely normal, and our Turkish fans are also proud of us. Hopefully, we will continue to do it. There is no specific message, I just wanted to show how proud and happy I am."

SCANDALOUS COMMENT FROM GERMAN NEWSPAPER BILD

The German newspaper, Bild, titled Merih Demiral's celebration as "Fascist Wolf salute" and interpreted his gesture as an "extreme right-wing celebration," forgetting their own recent history.

More details to come...