Sports News of Monday, 10 February 2025
Source: www.legit.ng
Jose Mourinho aims dig at Galatasaray after Adana Demirspor's controversial penalty incident
Jose Mourinho has added fuel to the fire of the controversy that engulfed Turkish football after Adana Demirspor vs Galatasaray was abandoned in the first half.
Galatasaray were leading 1-0 thanks to Alvaro Morata’s first league goal when the match was abandoned after their opponents walked off the pitch and failed to return.
Adana Demirspor left the pitch to protest the referee's decision to award a controversial penalty, which Morata scored.
Mourinho aims dig at Galatasaray
Fenerbahce boss Mourinho shared a cryptic post on Instagram page, aiming a dig at the rival club after another act of ‘corruption’ with a controversial penalty.
Mourinho shared a picture of himself in the first frame, the video of the penalty incident in the second, and a picture of him preparing for Fenerbahce's next game in the third frame.
Fenerbahce’s statement after Galatasaray’s incident
Fenerbahce reacted to the suspension of Adana Demirspor vs Galatasaray with a strong statement targeting the champions, whom they accused of ruining Turkish football.
“Your fraudulent player contracts, black market tickets and illegal betting advertisements may keep on deceiving the State and the Turkish Football Federation,” the statement reads.
“Your illicit connections in the press and insincere statements may keep on deceiving the public, your football players may keep on deceiving referees and football fans for years with their rigged moves,
Your fraudulent player contracts, black market tickets and illegal betting advertisements may keep on deceiving the State and the Turkish Football Federation,
— Fenerbahçe English (@Fenerbahce_EN) February 9, 2025
Your illicit connections in the press and insincere statements may keep on deceiving the public,
Your football players…
“Thanks to you there is neither trust nor justice left in Turkish football. Nevertheless, you always claim to be innocent and to be victimized
“Congratulations! Look what you have turned Turkish football into!”
It was not the first time the Special One had aimed a dig at Gala. Last week, he shared a photo of Davison Sanchez’s blatant handball, which was not awarded as a penalty.
The incident further highlights the chaos in Turkish football particularly with the officiating and it deepens the rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. It was not the first time a match had been abandoned.
In April 2024, the Turkish Super Cup clash between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray was called off after Fenerbahçe, clad in blue and yellow, walked off the pitch in protest.
Their action was in protest against the federation after requesting that the match be postponed to allow them to prepare for an upcoming UEFA Europa League match.
The abandoned Adana Demirspor vs Galatasaray match still awaits the verdict of the Turkish Football Federation to decide if it will be continued or forfeited.
