TFF President Hacıosmanoğlu speaks on the derby referee
As referee debates continue ahead of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby, TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu has spoken clearly on the issue of foreign referees. Here is Hacıosmanoğlu's statement regarding foreign referees.
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Referee debates remain on the agenda ahead of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby to be played in the 25th week of the Süper Lig. While uncertainty continues over whether a Turkish or a foreign referee will officiate the derby, Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu made a clear statement on the matter.
In an interview with Fotomaç, Hacıosmanoğlu stated that no official request has been received from either Galatasaray or Fenerbahçe so far for a foreign referee to officiate the derby.
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The TFF President used the following expressions in his statement regarding the issue:
"So far, we have not received any official application from either Fenerbahçe or Galatasaray requesting that a foreign referee officiate the derby. If both clubs make a written request stating 'we demand that a foreign referee officiate the derby,' we, as the TFF, will evaluate this request. However, there is no such situation at the moment."