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FIFA Referee Assaulted in Turkey

BBC News - Referee punched: Turkish FA halts league football after club president hits Super Lig official

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  • Shocking footage. Football as a whole just encourages abuse of refs.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,824
    That club should be booted out of their leagues....
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,108
    If you watch clips of the incident, not only does he get punched, someone then kicks him in the head when he’s on the floor. Shocking … 
  • I’ve probably got a warped sense of humour but refs can be difficult at times.
    like when Di Canio pushed the ref. I’m afraid it made me laugh.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,002
    I’ve probably got a warped sense of humour but refs can be difficult at times.
    like when Di Canio pushed the ref. I’m afraid it made me laugh.
    I get where you are coming from but tbf there's a bit of a difference between fronting up to a ref (deserved or not) or even a bit of pushing and shoving and a full on punch to the face - and then kicking/stamping on him on the ground.

    He's got a fractured eye socket. This isn't just a bit of a hissy fit, it's assault.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    as might be said in Noo Yoik ..'what a bunch of fuckin Toykeys'
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    edited December 2023
    I’ve probably got a warped sense of humour but refs can be difficult at times.
    like when Di Canio pushed the ref. I’m afraid it made me laugh.

    In the Turkey match the ref got a fractured eye socket from a punch and got kicked on the ground.
    It was a complete fucking disgrace.

    It was still wrong but you haven't got a warped sense of humour if you thought there was comedic element to Di Canio little push and the bizarre fall of the ref But what's your comment on a ref being assaulted and ending up in hospital @Arsenetatters ?

  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,871
    Are we still allowed to call it "Turkey"?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,733
    It was an assault, as simple as that.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    The club should be thrown out of the league - or be forced to play out the season behind closed doors, with a points deduction so large that it effectively relegates them.
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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    The club should be thrown out of the league - or be forced to play out the season behind closed doors, with a points deduction so large that it effectively relegates them.
    Punishes the fans more than anything. It was just club officials involved wasn’t it? Just nick the bloke for assault.