The penalty on Medih Demiral for making a gesture considered extreme right-wing when celebrating a goal with Turkey against Austria, which caused and continues to cause controversy. Criticism grew and UEFA was asked to act. And UEFA acted: two games without playing. Meanwhile, Turkey-Germany diplomatic conflict. But not everyone is happy with the highest body in European football getting into these kinds of things. For example, Marco Van Basten, who is a legend of Dutch and world football.
The former footballer added fuel to the fire with some statements that generated some surprise but were full of weight. “Shouldn’t the Turks be the ones to punish him when they feel this behavior is wrong? Who is UEFA to say ‘it can’t be done’? Now politics is allowed, to come back to the game and decide to suspend a player .So aren’t they doing politics?
Source: La Verdad
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