Fenerbahce field youth players in Super Cup against Galatasaray - then walk off after one minute
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fenerbahce field youth players in Super Cup against Galatasaray - then walk off after one minute

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Galatasaray were celebrating what might have been the quickest cup final victory on record on Sunday, after they were awarded the Super Cup in Turkey after barely a minute of action. The departure from the field by the youngsters meant the match was abandoned and Galatasaray handed the victory, in what appears to be the latest stage of Fenerbahce signalling their immense displeasure with the Turkish Football Federation, just days after they called in supporter members to vote on potentially leaving the Super Lig. The Super Cup itself was rescheduled from December to now after Saudi Arabia, where the match was originally due to be played, reportedly refused to allow pre-match warm-up t-shirts featuring a picture of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. open image in gallery Galatasaray celebrated their one-minute cup win Onlookers to the Super Cup fixture reported that Galatasaray sent out their own reserves to play against the seniors, to enable fans who purchased a ticket to at least witness some football.

History of this topic

Turkish Super Cup chaos as Fenerbahçe U19 team walks off after 1st-minute goal for Galatasaray
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Galatasaray clinches 23rd Turkish league title
1 year, 6 months ago

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