Merih Demiral » Bilanz unter arbitre Omar Pashayev

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said UEFA's two-game ban on Turkey defender Merih Demiral for making a ultra-nationalist salute was "political" and overshadowed the championship.... more »

Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella said Friday Merih Demiral's ban for making a controversial salute was "unfair" ahead of the team's Euro 2024 quarter-final clash with the Netherlands.... more »

Turkey defender Merih Demiral will miss his team's Euro 2024 quarter-final clash with the Netherlands after UEFA suspended him for two games on Friday for making an alleged ultra-nationalist salute.... more »

UEFA said Wednesday it had opened a probe into Turkey defender Merih Demiral for celebrating a goal in the team's 2-1 win against Austria at Euro 2024 with an allegedly ultra-nationalist salute.... more »

Turkey are turning their second home into a fortress at Euro 2024 as a blistering start and a stunning save from Mert Gunok at the death engineered a 2-1 win over Austria to reach the quarter-finals.... more »