SME – Written by: Muhammad Al-Joker
The snapshot that appeared on social media from Turkish stadiums a few days ago turned into an issue of public opinion, after the football league matches were suspended until further notice, after one of the referees was punched by the president of the Ankara club after the tie, in an ugly picture that is not related to sports and has become a topic of discussion. The world, not just the location of the event. Sports are love and tolerance, especially football, the first popular game. However, what we saw makes a person ashamed to see it in a game that has its own special status among young and old. However, if the “president” loses his mind in such cases, then he has actually turned into a criminal who will be punished by the law, as there is no one left of his life. Senior people in the field of sports and politics only spoke and blamed the perpetrator of this farce that harmed football after the match referee, Khalil Umut Miller, was beaten and kicked with his feet, along with a strong punch to his face on the field, which led to a severe injury to the referee in his eye and he was transferred to the hospital, until he visited him. The Ministers of Interior and Sports to check on him.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the incident, which took place in the capital, Ankara, and wrote on the “X” platform: “Sports means peace and brotherhood… Sports are not compatible with violence.” Yes, he summed it up in style and taught everyone who wants to exploit his strength and power in the sports arena or Other than that, there are laws that limit hooligans and even prevent them and deprive them of practicing sports, reaching the point of disbarment, and harming their social status before sports.
Perhaps the picture that people saw in one of the stadiums of the Turkish capital reveals the extent of the tension, nervousness and violence inside some people, which they bring out in angry moments that naturally kill them. The Football Authority dealt with and described the incident as an inhuman and despicable attack against all parties concerned with Turkish football, and the statement indicated that: All criminals who attacked the referee will be punished with the harshest punishments.
This issue is serious. Mutual respect is an important necessity. Even if the referee commits a mistake, we should not blame him as happened. We conclude the article with what President Erdogan, the sports president who was a football player in one of the teams in his country, stressed that he would never allow acts of violence to occur in Turkish sports. ! And the God of the intent behind
