The severity of the beating referee Halil Umut Meler received in a Turkish Super Lig match, which caused the local championship to be suspended ‘sine die’, caused the country’s president, Erdoganhas moved to denounce the actions and have an interest in the referee, whom he visited this Tuesday and where there are already the first pictures in the hospital.
In the photo, Umut Meler can be seen lying in bed with a neck brace, after local team president Ankaragucu dealt him a vicious blow that knocked him out at first. Then, already on the ground, he was kicked. Hospital reports detailed how the bleeding in his left eye had begun to subside and that the fractured cheek he sustained would “gradually heal.” It is also said that there is no permanent damage after several facial and neurological tests.
Police said Meler said “it’s my fault” when he was taken to the hospital. It is not known if it was due to the extension of the match or the expulsion of the two players. The match featured eight minutes of stoppage time and a red card for each team.
Source: La Verdad
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