Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev wished the Turkish National Football Team success in their EURO 2024 quarter-final match against the Netherlands and condemned the 2-match suspension UEFA imposed on Merih Demiral due to his "wolf" gesture during the Turkey-Austria match.
Aliyev made statements regarding the penalty UEFA gave to Merih Demiral in a post on his X social media account.
The Azerbaijani President noted the following in his post:
"I congratulate our Turkish National Team, which has displayed a successful performance at the European Football Championship held in Germany, for qualifying for the quarter-finals and taking its place among the 8 strongest national teams in Europe. I especially congratulate Merih Demiral, who was chosen as the best player of the match after scoring 2 goals in the round of 16. The penalty given to Merih is unjust, and I strongly condemn it. I wish the Turkish national team victory in the match they will play against the Netherlands. Long live the Turkic world."
News Source: AA
