UEFA disqualifies footballer Demiral for nationalist gesture at Euro 2024
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has punished Turkish national team defender Merih Demiral, who celebrated a goal against Austria in the 1/8 finals of the 2024 European Football Championship with a gesture associated with Turkish ultra-nationalists, Bild reports.
UEFA said it had investigated the incident and the organization will disqualify the footballer for two matches.
Demiral celebrated his goal against the Austrians in the Euro 2024 1/8 final match with the symbol of the “Grey Wolves” (a movement whose ideology is based on pan-Turkism – the dream of a great secular Turkey that will unite all “Turanian” peoples on the basis of blood – note from “Lenta.ru”). Following this, UEFA launched an investigation into the defender.
On July 3, the Turkish national team defeated the Austrian team with a score of 2:1 and advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. Demiral scored twice in the match.
Source: Lenta
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