
Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı's Statements
Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı made important statements during the Derin Futbol program on Beyaz TV, where he was a guest. Here are Acun Ilıcalı's statements:
Explanations Regarding the Events
"I spoke on concrete issues. I said, 'Don't go into my cheating memory in high school, don't slander me.' What would happen if you slandered me personally? We didn't get an answer, and I'm sorry to say that in less than three days I was proven right. I said that a team gained meaningless advantages. Just yesterday, a team didn't get a red card in the 10th minute. I already explained that! I also gave Dries Mertens' position as an example."
I Asked the Chairman of the UK Central Executive Board
“There is a situation regarding the referees and observers inside! I am not talking about the TFF President or the MHK President. The TFF President said that he would do what is necessary if there was an error in the VAR. We will see what they will do. I called the MHK President of England and asked how they select referees. His answer was, ‘We ask the referee which team he supports, where he lives, whether he has any fans of the team in his family or close to him, and we give the match accordingly.’ There is no such system in Turkey!”
We Will Destroy This Structure One by One
“I am not saying anything about all referees. There are referees who are not affected. But can a person who supports a team make the right decision about that team? If they make 100% right decisions, then let them assign local referees to European matches! Do they? Let me tell you why we trust İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu. Referee, observer, referee in VAR… I don’t know who! When the president came, he said he saw people making mistakes in VAR. I am not a police officer, I am not an inspector! What does it matter to me for the reason! I am stating something concrete! He elbowed the guy in the face, no card! I am saying that something strange is happening here and it happens a week later.”
"Either the referees want us to attack the TFF by provoking us or they are sabotaging the TFF President! They are doing something! We will bring down this structure one by one. Our federation president is also determined on this issue."
My Speech About Aytaç Kara
"Just because Ahmet Çakar was not affected by his refereeing, today's referees are not affected! So are the English so stupid that they do not assign that referee to the match of their favorite team? If this is done in Europe, we should do it too. A match that was stopped for 17 minutes, 10 minutes of which were stopped by VAR. You give the match 6 minutes of extra time! What is the name of this? Why is this not happening to Fenerbahçe? The game should be stopped for 15 minutes and the referee wants to end it in 5 minutes! When has there been a gross mistake in a Fenerbahçe match?"
"There is a ball coming from 40 meters, did the ball hit the player's hand or not? I called Aytaç Kara after the match and he said the ball hit his hand. The Kasımpaşa match is the only match you can put forward and the ball hit his hand in that match! We did not get unfair points in this match. Aytaç is not a Fenerbahçe fan anyway."
Explanation for Icardi-Djiku Position
"Listen to the match we won with the referees, you can never hear such a joke in life! We were not given a penalty, but in the 90th minute, they ask why you didn't intervene after the ball came from 40 meters! I'm not saying that no mistakes were made in favor of Fenerbahçe. Mauro Icardi's KadıköyThere is no footage of the match in . Show me the footage of the blow to the face, I will be convinced too! VAR cannot intervene because it has no angle. It is wrong for VAR to intervene. No one can have an idea about the violence of this position. Did Icardi throw himself in, did Djiku hit too hard? It could also be a penalty.”
“The VAR referee of the Kasımpaşa match, Erkan Engin, got the match after 60 days. The VAR referee of the Galatasaray-Antalyaspor match got the match after 20 days. Here is the system! This is the system!”
Beşiktaş Also Has a Complaint
“Our president liked the presentation of the MHK President. There are those who attack from there. I was not at the meeting. He said what he would do about the referees. We liked the presentation but if there is a mistake in the implementation part, will you say ‘You liked the presentation’? We trust the TFF President, step by step it will be brought to the bottom. I think it is a colorist, you said something else. The structure we do not know the reason for is active and we will bring it to the bottom. We will bring it down by hitting, it really sounds great to me.”
"Beşiktaş also has a complaint. They made the guy a scoundrel and kicked him out."
Then the Solution is Foreign Referee!
“In the Galatasaray match this week, 5 minutes of extra time was given, and 2 minutes of extra time was played. Galatasaray changed players for 1 minute and 40 seconds. In Galatasaray’s match a week ago, extra time continues when the score was tied, but this week, extra time is not played when the score is ahead.”
“If you are attending a meeting with the nickname of champion Galatasaray, you cannot manage a match objectively. I do not believe in the decisions you make! Why did people not question which team Ahmet Çakar supports? So there is no problem with you. There is a problem here. A man who cannot manage a match of the team he supports in Germany or England should manage the same here. I told the men that it is not like that with us, they were surprised anyway.”
"Since we cannot appoint that referee for the match of the team we support, then the solution is a foreign referee! 90% of the problem stems from the referees. The reason for the tension is the referees! Let's bring in the best from Europe. There was a German referee in Greece this week."
Don't Let Galatasaray's Rights Be Defeated
“TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu speaks positively about referees. He says that the problems with referees will be solved. Let it be a mistake against us, but let these mistakes be fair! We are at the beginning of October. If we are going to solve this issue, let them give us and the TFF time. Very absurd things are happening that we do not know why or why. What is important is for Turkish football to find peace. If what I say happens, there will be peace tomorrow. I do not want Galatasaray to be wronged, I do not want that.”
“We lost the championship in the Sivasspor match, did we say anything? We asked for a foreign referee, a foreign VAR came and made a mistake. We didn’t question it. We didn’t say ‘he got instructions’. There’s also a funny situation there. The referee doesn’t have to comply with the VAR. If the referee were a referee, he wouldn’t give it. We were left in the hands of the Turkish referee again, he gave the penalty out of the blue and continued. We are good people as a country, but these things happen because of supporting a big team.”
When Did Galatasaray Receive a Red Card in the Home Field?
“We are not the team that has difficulty with foreign referees and receives red cards! Do you remember the last match in which Galatasaray received a red card at home? You can’t remember because there is no such match! Galatasaray has not received a red card at home for two years. They have received 9 red cards in 5 matches in Europe! The cup has overflown, this system has collapsed! Does Galatasaray want a foreign referee? That was very good (Laughing). Let’s not talk too much about whether Galatasaray wants it or not.”
Metin Ozturk Statement
Acun Ilıcalı responded to Metin Öztürk's words, "We do not think that the TFF will act on a Survivor player's words. It is a waste of time to respond to someone who confuses the Dominican Republic with Turkey, who confuses the Super League with the competitors under his management. He should go and continue playing in his neighborhood."
“I don’t know Metin Öztürk. I researched him but I couldn’t find anything. He’s talking about the Vice President of Fenerbahçe Club here. No matter how you look at the conversation, it made me sick. He’s trying to belittle me, he can’t put two sentences together. I don’t understand what he’s relying on to talk down to him. Then he says, ‘We want calm.’ I think Dursun Özbek will talk to him about this. I won’t talk about him because I represent Fenerbahçe. A Galatasaray football player sending a message to the Fenerbahçe President by wearing a jersey is also behavior that breaks the framework of respect. A Galatasaray football player making fun of the Fenerbahçe President is disrespectful. If you allow this, we won’t be able to keep our football players tomorrow either.”
Metin Öztürk Is A Low-Caliber Person But…
“Metin Öztürk says, ‘Look who was fined for betting.’ I didn’t receive any money from abroad. That broadcast comes from abroad. We saw these advertisements on TRT and many other channels. The match is sold to an agency abroad, there is nothing we can do about it. There are also these advertisements on TRT. Shouldn’t Galatasaray, which received betting advertisements, be fined? I ask Metin Öztürk. You received betting advertisements on your jersey and went out on the field! Where is this money? Do you answer these questions?”
“A Galatasaray football player sending a message to the Fenerbahçe President by wearing a jersey is also behavior that breaks the framework of respect. A Galatasaray football player making fun of the Fenerbahçe President is disrespectful. If you allow this, we won’t be able to keep our football players tomorrow either. He may be a low-level person, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for Galatasaray to make such statements. What did I do, did I insult Galatasaray? What kind of person are you? This man being in this position is as absurd as the referee issue.”
The Same Ad Came to Us Too
“The same advertisement came to us but we did not accept it. The agency sells the broadcast with virtual advertisement, what can I do? I have never bet in my life, I do not let anyone around me bet. What can I do, what can TRT do? It is okay for me not to buy it, TRT can buy it or S Sport can buy it.”
“Is the summary given by TRT by closing the commercials a good image? It is a ridiculous image. If that is the subject, let us give it that way. That is not the subject, but I did not make money from betting. I am telling my own memories from my reporting period. Forget Acun, answer to Fenerbahçe!”
Aziz Yildirim Made Me Escobar
“In England, they gave a team that exceeded the spending limit a -20 point penalty. Illegal betting is a crime, showing half of the players’ salaries is a crime! In normal countries, they investigate this and the managers who do this go to jail. When you say this, they say, ‘You do it too.’ What do we do?”
“Aziz Yıldırım made me Escobar. He said we gave passports to FETÖ. He confuses Dominica with the Dominican Republic. His knowledge of geography may be weak. İrfan Can said that we gave money openly for Kahveci. We did not give such money. Ali Koç said this. I gave money for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh. I bought him for 5, sold him for 25. He plays in every match in Belgium.”
“Beşiktaş is having problems with referees. I spoke with Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan and they want foreign referees.”
We Agreed for a Total of 12 Million Euros
“Jose Mourinho said, ‘I agreed with Aziz Yıldırım for 15 million Euros, but don’t get hung up on that.’ Then we agreed on 10,5 million Euros for Mourinho and 1,5 million Euros for his assistants, for a total of 12 million Euros.”
"If Edin Dzeko is acting in an ad and earning money, this is legal. The company that sponsors Galatasaray is illegal! The employees are all illegal. This is advertising a criminal company! Let them make whatever statement they want from now on."
Mourinho Unhappy With Referees
“Jose Mourinho is happy at Fenerbahçe. We talked 15 minutes ago. He is unhappy with the referees in Turkey! When a person is mad, they protest, he put a laptop there too. It is clear why Mourinho is upset and he is extremely confused! He is trying to understand what is going on. Our expectation from our coach is to show his protest in this way. To show the injustice in Turkey. The linesman stops the attack three times. When he sees a rule that does not exist in football in Turkey, he reacts.”
“It is a great pride to be the manager of the club I love. I only told the truth, I am not insulting anyone. I did not insult anyone. I did not say ‘I am from so-and-so high school’. Fenerbahçe is a community divided even within itself. The Irish among us are waiting for us to be defeated. Beşiktaş and Galatasaray fans may dislike me. If they do not like me because I support Fenerbahçe, I am willing to lose them.”
I Don't Have Much Effort
“Aziz Yıldırım hasn’t put much effort into me. If I’ve asked him for anything, he hasn’t turned me down. I didn’t turn him down either. I didn’t grow up under his thumb or anything. I gave him the support he needed during his time. I don’t support anyone, I support Fenerbahçe. I gave the same support I gave to Ali Koç. I also visited Aziz Yıldırım during his difficult times. I also went to the club meetings at Fenerbahçe. They can also ask Rıdvan Dilmen. I did everything, materially and spiritually. I didn’t think of Aziz Yıldırım becoming an enemy to me because I support Ali Koç. He may be an enemy, but he insulted my honor and dignity. He can’t say that, so I’m seeking my rights in court. Aziz Yıldırım is not someone I love very much, he’s not the first to become an enemy. There have been many such things in the art world.”
This Question Is Not Innocent
Acun Ilıcalı's response to the question "Let's say you bought Manchester City... Would you bring Jose Mourinho or Fatih Terim?": "I will not answer this question. This question is not an innocent question!"
Medina Wants to Come to Fenerbahçe
“Cristian Medina wants to come to Fenerbahçe. He is determined about this. Boca Juniors is going through very difficult times. They said, ‘Let's meet in January, not during this period.’ We will strengthen our squad in January.”
Irfan Can is very valuable
“İrfan Can Kahveci is very valuable. I love him very much, Ali Koç loves him very much too. He should stay in Fenerbahçe. There is a very high-quality team, our coach decides who will play.”
"Youssef En-Nesyri scored 11 goal in 1 matches, but in how many matches has he played 90 minutes? If you count the saves made by the goalkeeper and the hits that hit the post, his performance is improving every day. Sevilla did not accept offers of 35-40 million euros."
Victor Osimhen Statement
"We didn't talk about Victor Osimhen among ourselves. He is a valuable player but we didn't want him. We brought Osimhen; we have Dzeko, En-Nesyri and Cenk! 4 forwards will play, who will play? If you play Osimhen, will you keep the others waiting? It's too early to compare forwards right now, let's evaluate at the end of the season if you want."
"Right now, we are just trying to save our lives. Hopefully, we will get our past championships back."
We Didn't Say There Was a Referee Error in the Derby
"Last year Galatasaray couldn't shoot against us. They didn't have a shot on target in two matches. These things happen, and this time Galatasaray won. We didn't say that there was a referee's mistake in this match."
“Dursun Özbek said to Ali Koç, ‘Acun Ilıcalı swung at Galatasaray.’ Ali Bey said, ‘He told you about whatever you did.” What is your comment? Acun Ilıcalı: “What a nice and level-headed conversation Ali Koç and Dursun Özbek had. I hope Dursun Bey’s managers will reach this level one day.”