Turkish club defend ex-president after jail sentence for referee ...
2 days ago · Nov 12, 2024, 09:34 PM. ANKARA - Turkish football club Ankaragucu have protested against their former president, Faruk Koca being sentenced to more than three years in prison for assaulting a ...
Former Turkish soccer club president sentenced ... - Associated Press News
3 days ago · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game last season. MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the face after the final whistle of a 1-1 draw ...
Former Turkish club president jailed for referee punch - RTÉ
3 days ago · Faruk Koca punched Halil Umut Meler after his team drew a league game 1-1 ... Super Lig has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over an on-pitch attack on a referee, the Anadolu news ...
Turkish soccer club president quits after punching referee
Dec 12, 2023 · Referee Halil Umut Meler falls to the ground after being punched by Faruk Koca. Emin Sansar/Anadolu/Getty Images. CNN — The president of top-flight Turkish soccer club Ankaragücü has announced...
Former Turkish club president released on bail ... - Associated Press News
Dec 27, 2023 · Faruk Koca, the former president of a Turkish top division soccer team who was jailed for punching a referee, has been released on bail, the country’s state-run news agency reported on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.
Turkish referee punched: Club president arrested over ... - Sky News
Dec 12, 2023 · Halil Umut Meler was attacked at the final whistle and hit in the face by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, sparking a melee of players and officials either joining the chaos or trying to intervene. As Meler lay on the ground he …
Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca resigns after after punching …
Dec 13, 2023 · Faruk Koca, President of Ankaragucu, threw a punch at referee Halil Umut Meler after the Turkish Super Lig match between Ankaragucu and Rizespor on Monday night. "At the same time, I hope that...
Turkey referee punched: Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca …
Dec 12, 2023 · MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca ran onto the pitch and struck match official Halil Umut Meler after his team conceded a 97th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Caykur Rizespor.
Attack on Turkish referee: Former Ankaragücü president Faruk Koca ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Faruk Koca, the former president of top-flight Turkish soccer club MKE Ankaragücü, has been banned from football for life following his attack on a referee, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF)...
Faruk Koca: Ankaragucu president resigns following arrest for …
Dec 13, 2023 · Faruk Koca resigned as president of Turkish club Ankaragucu on Tuesday following his arrest for punching a referee in the face at the end of a match, with the official telling police that Koca had threatened to kill him.