The referee Halil Umut Meler has said he will not forgive Ankaragucu’s president, Faruk Koca, for punching him in the face at the end of a Turkish Super Lig match last week.
The Turkish football federation’s (TFF) disciplinary board imposed a permanent ban on Koca, who entered the field and hit Meler when the final whistle blew after Rizespor scored a 97th-minute equaliser at Ankaragucu’s Eryaman Stadium. Meler was then kicked in the head as he lay on the pitch.
