National team defender Türkiye Merih Demiral said he wanted to celebrate a goal in Turkish style during the 1/8 finals of the European Championship match with the Austrian team.
On Tuesday, the Turkish team in Leipzig beat the Austrian team 2:1 in the 1/8 finals of EURO 2024, Demiral scored twice. The media reported that after one of the goals, the footballer made a far-right nationalist gesture. On Wednesday, it became known that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) would conduct an investigation into Demiral.
— I thought about the joy of scoring a goal and I did it. [отпраздновал гол] in a style associated with Turkishness. I am very proud to be Turkish, after the goal I felt it with my whole being. I wanted to do something similar. All our fans are proud of us,” Fanatik quoted Demiral as saying.
The Turks will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the European Championship, the match will take place on July 6 in Berlin.
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