Beşiktaş Club has reacted to comments made about head coach Vincenzo Italiano on a YouTube program. In a statement released on its social media account, the black-and-white club stated that the expressions in question "exceeded the boundaries of commentary."
In its statement, the club noted that Serdar Ali Çelikler made an "ugly comparison" regarding Italiano and used expressions aimed at discrediting the players.
"We strongly condemn Serdar Ali Çelikler, who we have identified as having made an ugly comparison regarding our head coach Vincenzo Italiano on a YouTube program, exceeding the boundaries of commentary, and using expressions aimed at discrediting our players."
The statement emphasized that expressions "exceeding the bounds of decency" regarding any member of the club are unacceptable. Beşiktaş expressed that head coach Italiano's dedication to his work, his ambition to win, and the way he conveys his enthusiasm to the team have earned appreciation.
Statement from our Club: We strongly condemn Serdar Ali Çelikler, who we have identified as having made an ugly comparison regarding our head coach Vincenzo Italiano on a YouTube program, exceeding the boundaries of commentary, and using expressions aimed at discrediting our players. It is absolutely unacceptable to us that expressions exceeding the bounds of decency are used regarding any member of our community, especially our head coach Vincenzo Italiano. While the great passion with which our head coach Vincenzo Italiano is committed to his work and how well he can convey his ambition to win and his enthusiasm to our players have earned the appreciation of everyone, whether biased or neutral, we leave the judgment of such a comment to the public; we exempt news or commentary made within the framework of professional journalistic ethical principles. Beşiktaş JK
— Beşiktaş JK (@Besiktas) October 24, 2026
The black-and-white club also stated that it excludes news and commentary made within the framework of professional journalistic ethical principles, noting that it leaves the evaluation of the matter to the public's discretion.
The statement from Beşiktaş is as follows:
"Statement from our Club
We strongly condemn Serdar Ali Çelikler, who we have identified as having made an ugly comparison regarding our head coach Vincenzo Italiano on a YouTube program, exceeding the boundaries of commentary, and using expressions aimed at discrediting our players.
It is absolutely unacceptable to us that expressions exceeding the bounds of decency are used regarding any member of our community, especially our head coach Vincenzo Italiano.
While the great passion with which our head coach Vincenzo Italiano is committed to his work and how well he can convey his ambition to win and his enthusiasm to our players have earned the appreciation of everyone, whether biased or neutral, we leave the judgment of such a comment to the public; we exempt news or commentary made within the framework of professional journalistic ethical principles.
Beşiktaş JK"
News Source: 12punto
