Damn, people are dumb.
Merih Demiral, a defender for the Turkey men’s soccer team, has been suspended for two games from Euro 2024 by UEFA after he was celebrating a goal using a hand sign that’s linked to Gray Wolves, a ultranationalist group. The incident took place Tuesday during Turkey’s Round of 16 victory against Austria.
UEFA gave confirmation Wednesday that an inspector has been appointed to launch an investigation into Demiral. Then later in the week, Friday, they issued a statement that Demiral was hit with a suspension “for failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for using sports events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and for bringing the sport of football into disrepute,” according to ESPN. (RELATED: American Outlaws — The Biggest U.S. Soccer Fan Group — Call For Greg…
