The coach of Fenerbahce, Ismail Kartal, immediately after his team’s Champions League opener surprisingly announced his resignation.
At the press conference after 1:1 (0:1) against AS Roma According to consistent media reports, the Istanbul coach is said to have said that he was resigning from his position. “I I made this decision to clear the way for my clubKartal is quoted, among other things.
Kartal resigned as Fenerbahce coach, president disagrees: “You will continue”
Fenerbahçe-Präsident Aziz Yildirim widersprach his coach and announced that Kartal should continue. “I said you’ll move on, end. We are a family,” the president is quoted as saying in Turkish media.
According to Yildirim, the reason for Kartal’s spontaneous action is: Throwing a bottle at his head have been. The club also responded with a statement and said that the bottle thrower had a… Stadium ban was documented.
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His team’s performance wasn’t bad at all, Fenerbahçe even had the better chances in their first premier class appearance in 18 years. But in the end it stayed with the goals Bryan Cristante (39th minute) for Roma and Archie Brown (48.) for the Turks.