Coming after pitch invasion, Fenerbahce members will decide today whether the club will withdraw from the Turkish Super Lig or not.
Towards the end of last month, the 19-time title winners said they would consider withdrawing from the league after their players were attacked by Trabzonspor fans.
Fenerbahce won the game 3-2 and Trabzonspor fans entered the pitch, attacking security forces and players.
Therefore, an extraordinary general assembly meeting has been scheduled for today where members will vote on whether the club should withdraw.
The Turkish Football Federation reported three of Fenerbahce’s players and two club officials to the country’s Professional Football Disciplinary Board for their involvement in the fights.
Tensions started to rise when former Chelsea striker, Michy Batshuayi, scored an 87th-minute winner, with objects thrown onto the pitch.
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After the match, Nigerian international, Bright Osayi-Samuel, who used to play for Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers, knocked one pitch invader to the ground, while Batshuayi aimed a round house kick at another.
In response to the invasion, FIFA president Gianni Infantino described the incidents as “absolutely unacceptable“.
Also, the Turkish Football Federation called the events “unacceptable” and said in a statement that “the necessary criminal sanctions will be imposed on those responsible for these incidents“.
A day after this response, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed to press men that 12 fans had been arrested.
Fenerbahce are second in Super Lig after 30 games – two points behind leaders Galatasaray – and are scheduled to host Adana Demirspor tomorrow Wednesday.
In other news, recall that GOLDENPAGE MAGAZINE had earlier reported that Bright Osayi- Samuel could face possible arrest.
In respect to that, the Turkish Football Federation announced that the defender had been listed among the three players who will appear at a disciplinary hearing of the TFF in the wake of the pitch invasion.
According to the disciplinary committee of the Turkish FA, players who were involved in the fight could be banned for three to five matches.
