Official statements regarding the incident of spitting on “Trezeguet”.. What happened in the Turkish league?
Official statements regarding the incident of spitting on “Trezeguet”.. What happened in the Turkish league?
The Fenerbahçe match against Trabzon, in the Turkish League, on Thursday evening, witnessed a controversial incident involving Fenerbahçe defender, Samet Akaydin, when he spat on Egyptian star Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, player of the Trabzon team, after scoring his team’s goal while prostrating after scoring the goal.
This incident angered many followers of Turkish football, as many followers strongly condemned it after the video was posted on social media, which some considered a “disgraceful” incident, after which official statements were exchanged from the two clubs because of the incident.
Trabzon was defeated by Fenerbahce by three goals to one last Thursday, in the 34th round of the Turkish League, and Trezeguet scored his goal after three Fenerbahce.
What happened?
Trabzonspor issued a statement today, Saturday, condemning Fenerbahce player Samit Akaydin after he spat on Trezeguet in the match that brought the two teams together, Thursday. 3-1.
Trabzon demanded the intervention of the Turkish Federation and said in its statement: “We strongly condemn the inhumane act against our player Trezeguet during the match we played with Fenerbahce on May 18, 2023.. It is shameful and disgusting that Fenerbahçe player Samet Akaydin spit on our player while he was prostrating in celebration of the goal he scored. “.
And the Turkish club’s statement continued: “We expect that all stakeholders in football will interact with Samet Akaydin and the Turkish Football Association, especially Fenerbahçe Sports Club, to take action immediately,” concluding: “We call on the entire sports community to join hands, and reject such aggression and indiscriminate actions.” humanity, protecting the true values of football, so that sport can be rebuilt on the basis of friendship, love and respect.”
For its part, the Turkish club Fenerbahçe issued an official statement to respond to the accusations against its player Samet Akaydin of spitting on “Trezeguet” while he was prostrating. Exactly, and that the audience was manipulated and deceived by the camera angle.
And the statement added, in fact and clearly for every eye that sees, the issue has nothing to do with spitting from different viewing angles, stressing: “We condemn this discriminatory and biased approach of Trabzonspor, which is far from the approach of friendship, love and respect for sports, which is unfairly targeted.” Adel is a footballer, regarding a false and false agenda shaped by a manipulated image.”
Samit Akaydin, the Fenerbahçe player, issued a statement in which he made it clear that he did not intend to spit on Trezeguet, and wrote through his official account on the social networking site “Twitter” on Saturday: “I condemn the immoral allegations by manipulating my movement, and these are habits that occur with athletes on social media.”
“I turn to God against those who try to pollute the competition in football and humanity with such slander with the sporting approach of social media,” he added.
We condemn Trabzon
– Fenerbahce (@fenerbahce) May 20, 2023
This is a discussion, disgusting!
We strongly condemn the inhuman act against our footballer Mahmoud Trezeguet during the match we played with Fenerbahçe on May 18, 2023.
Fenerbahçe footballer Samet Akaydin kneeling after Trezeguet’s goal celebration … pic.twitter.com/35ZpGGrO7s
– Trabzonspor May 20, 2023
– Samet Akaydin (@sametakaydin) May 20, 2023
