Putin's challenge. President Fenerbakhche refused to apologize to Ukraine because of the exclamations of Turkish fans

Ali Koch (Photo: Fenerbahçe Sk) President of Istanbul Fenerbakhche Ali Koch stated that he would not be forgiven in Ukraine after Turkish fans began to chant the name of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during a match with Kiev Dynamo. This was reported by Milliyet and NTVSPOR. “We will not apologize to Ukraine. The spokesman of the Foreign Minister and the Ambassador must apologize to us […] we discuss the event that lasted 20 seconds. Let me remind you that the match lasted 120 minutes . . .

”Koch said. According to him, before the game, the goalkeeper Denis Boyko "provoked the stands", and after the goal "jumped out of the bench and began to make such movements. " At the same time, he did not support the exclamations of fans. “It seems to me that such exclamations are unacceptable and optional even at rage.

But I condemn those who are trying to hang this label in the entire Fenerbahche community with its 115-year history, and those who are trying to declare that 20-second exclamations have been planned, ”the club's president said. Koch declared. that the position of Turkey and Fenerbahche on the full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine is "unambiguous" - "we do not share the side; We have Ukrainian and Russian players.

" On July 28, UEFA launched a disciplinary investigation into the chanting of Turkish fans about Putin during the Champions League qualification match between Istanbul Fenrybachche and Dynamo Kiev. In the second round of the Dynamo Champions League qualification, Turkish Fenerbahche won with a score of 2: 1. In the next round, the people of Kiev will meet with Austrian storm.