Iran Press/ West Asia: Galatasaray, the defending Turkish Super Lig champions, was set to take on Fenerbahce, the winners of the Turkish Cup last season, in the annual Super Cup match at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh on Friday evening.
The governing body of Turkish football thanked the Saudi Football Federation and relevant institutions for their efforts in the organization of the Super Cup.
Both teams decided not to show up in the final game after negotiations between the Turkish Football Federation, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, and Saudi officials failed.
Erdogan's order following the cancellation of the Turkish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today (Saturday), according to the Turkish media, requested the immediate resignation of the head of the country's football federation, Mehmet Buyukeksi, after the political action of Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe clubs in Saudi Arabia, and this order could interfere The government can be considered in football and can ban Türkiye from FIFA.
The final match of the Turkish Super Cup was supposed to be held last night hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but two Turkish clubs wanted to enter the field with shirts emblazoned with the image of Ata Turk on the pretext of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of this country, but the Saudi authorities, based on what FIFA rules prevented this game from being held with political signs.
Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported today that after the actions of Turkish clubs in Riyadh and the cancellation of this match, a famous Turkish sports network decided to support its country's clubs and suspended the live broadcast of Saudi Premier League matches until further notice.
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