Soccer: Turkish club president punches ref, arrested

IMAGE: MKE Ankaragucu President Faruk Koca reacts after punching referee Halil Umut Meler to the ground at the end of their Super Lig home match against Caykur Rizespor after their Super Lig match......

Euro: Demiral banned for two games; Bellingham fined

IMAGE: Demiral, 26, mimicked the shape of a wolf's head with his fingers after his second goal in Turkey's 2-1 win over Austria in the last 16. The racist gesture, linked to Turkey's far-right......

Champions League final will be held in Porto instead of Istanbul

IMAGE: The Champions League trophy. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters UEFA has moved this month's Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea to Porto from Istanbul, according......

Turkish gay referee to be compensated after being deemed 'unfit' to officiate

Turkish media said that Dincdag had been a football referee in Trabzon for 13 years when his license was revoked in 2009 and has been unable to officiate at any match since. Homosexuality has been......

Beard ban for footballers!

‘Is this an imam-hatip school? You are a sportsman. You should be a model for the youth’ Selcuk Inan of Galatasaray. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty Images A leading Turkish soccer club......