THE Merich Demiral was the great protagonist in victory-qualification of Turkey against Austriahowever his movement to form two wolves with his hands could spell trouble for the 26-year-old defender.
The Turkish stopper celebrated in this way in the match against Austria, publishing a related photo with the caption “how happy whoever is Turkish”.
This particular gesture is associated with far-right extremist organization of the Gray Wolveswith UEFA conducting an investigation and potentially punishing the footballer.
He explained his move by saying that he chose this celebration after his second goal to express his pride for his origin.
At the same time, however, the Germans are seething with Demiral, with her Secretary of the Interior, Nancy Fizerto mention on Twitter how “The symbols of the Turkish far-right have no place in our stadiums. Using the Euros as a racist platform is unacceptable, we expect UEFA to investigate the matter and consider possible sanctions.”
???? Ne mutlu Turkum diyene! pic.twitter.com/4K3kVPFxgW
— Merih Demiral (@Merihdemiral) July 2, 2024
Die Symbole turkischer Rechtsextremisten haben in unseren Stadien nichts zu suchen. Die Fu?ball-Europameisterschaft als Plattform fur Racismus zu nutzen, ist vollig inakzeptabel. Wir erwarten, dass die UEFA den Fall beinstecht und Sanctionen pruft.https://t.co/65yoSUAAQJ
— Nancy Faeser (@NancyFaeser) July 3, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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