Euro 2024: Germany condemn Turkey’s Merih Demiral’s racist celebration in win over Austria
Euro 2024: Germany condemn Turkey’s Merih Demiral’s racist celebration in win over Austria
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escort service in guwahati Turkey centre-back Merih Demiral has coped flak from German Interior Minister Nancy Faesar over his goal celebration in his team’s win over Austria in the Euro 2024 Round of 16 fixture on Tuesday.
Demiral’s gesturing the shape of a wolf’s head is linked to ‘Grey Wolves’, an ultra-nationalist youth branch of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party.
“The symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,” the German minister Faeser wrote in a post on X. “Using the European Football Championship as a platform for racism is completely unacceptable.”
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said it would look into “the alleged inappropriate behaviour” of Demiral. more link
Speaking on his celebration, player of the match Demiral said, “I had a celebration in mind about being Turkish. I did that (gesture). I am very proud to be a Turk, I felt that to my bones after scoring the goal, that is why I wanted to do something like that.