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Okan Buruk's harsh reaction to the VAR referee of the Sporting match: 'If it were me, I would end his refereeing career'

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk criticized the VAR decisions in the Sporting Lisbon match following the victory against Kocaelispor.

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Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk made statements at the press conference held after the yellow-reds' 1-0 victory over Kocaelispor in the league.

Buruk stated that one of the topics on his agenda was the 3-1 away loss to Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League. The experienced manager criticized the VAR referee's approach to the incidents with harsh words.

If it were me, I would end the refereeing career of the VAR official in the Sporting match.

— Okan Buruk

Buruk argued that there was an indisputable red card incident in the match and criticized the German referee Christian Dingert, who was on VAR duty. The reaction from the Galatasaray side continued with the decision to file a complaint with UEFA following the match.

Christian Dingert served as the VAR referee in the Sporting Lisbon-Galatasaray match.

Norwegian referee Espen Eskas officiated Galatasaray's away match against Sporting Lisbon, while Christian Dingert sat in the VAR chair. It was reported that the yellow-red club decided to file a complaint with UEFA regarding Eskas after the match.