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Prison sentence after brutal attack on referee
The former boss of Turkish club Ankaragücü has been sentenced for his brutal attack on a referee last December. The court imposed a prison sentence of three years and seven months on Faruk Koca for intentional bodily harm, the state news agency Anadolu reported.
He was also given a six-month prison sentence for threats and a further five-month suspended prison sentence. Prison sentences were also imposed on three other people involved.
Bad scenes after the final whistle
At the beginning of December 2023, there were violent scenes after a match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor. Ankaragücü's president Koca punched the referee Halil Umut Meler in the face with his fist after the final whistle, as can be seen on videos.
Meler then went to the ground and others involved then kicked him. Rizespor had scored the 1:1 in the seventh minute of stoppage time.
The Turkish Football Association then suspended the league and Koca was banned for life. He also resigned from his position as club boss.
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