Fenerbahce president: “If our players are punished we will withdraw from the league”

What will Fenerbahce’s reaction be in the event that the Turkish League decides to punish its players who took part in the incidents yesterday in the game against Trabzonspor, the president of the team clarified. Ali Kocs, in an interview he gave this afternoon in Turkey, underlined that the team’s General Assembly will decide to withdraw from the league and participate in the lowest category.

In addition, he pointed out that what happened yesterday at Trabzonspor’s stadium, if it had happened in a European competition game, then it would have been severely punished by the European Federation.

“There are people who have been working hard for 13-14 years to sow the seeds of violence and hatred between the two clubs. Last night’s victim is Fenerbahce. It is the Fenerbahce players who were protected from lynching and physical assault. What if a football player got lynched? Would we say again that this should be the last time? We always say it, but it doesn’t happen, especially when it comes to Fenerbahce. Yesterday’s attacks were fully organized”Ali Kotch originally reported and continued:

“The fight started and the events gradually escalated. It was not possible to continue this game. If these had happened in a UEFA match, Trabzonspor’s license would have been revoked. Halil Umut Meller could not stop the game and that is the fault of the football environment in which our country is. You know the strength of our adversary, political and bureaucratic power. The main reason for not stopping this match was the federation”he said.

Finally he said: “I have just resigned from the presidency of the Association of Football Associations. As Fenerbahce, we have to plan our future. I strongly urge our community to act wisely. We will not tolerate this treatment in our country. We will also be relegated to the lowest league if necessary.”