The qualifying game between Fenerbahce Istanbul and Dynamo Kyiv is making waves. Not because there were spectacular game scenes, but because Turkish fans loudly chanted "Vladimir Putin". This could have consequences for your club.
After fans of Fenerbahce Istanbul shouted "Vladimir Putin" during the game against Dynamo Kyiv, the Turkish club is threatened with a penalty by the European Football Union UEFA. The continental association announced that there would be a disciplinary investigation into the "alleged misconduct" of the supporters. More information should be available in due course.
Fenerbahce distanced themselves from the behavior of the fans, stressing that it "does not represent our club and does not correspond to the institutional attitude of our club." The club was the first to condemn the war from the start, it said in a statement.
Numerous Fenerbahce supporters chanted the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the second half of the second Champions League qualifying round on Wednesday evening in Istanbul. Vitaly Bujalskyj (57th minute) had given Kyiv the lead, and then there were shouts of "Vladimir Putin" from the stands. The incident was also widely discussed on social media. Many Fenerbahce fans expressed their regret at the behavior of the supporters at the stadium.
The Ukrainian record champions won the second leg in Istanbul on Wednesday evening 2-1 (1-1, 0-0) after extra time. The narrow away win was enough after the 0-0 in the first leg to reach the third qualifying round for the premier class. Kyiv meets the Austrian representative Sturm Graz.
The Dynamo Kyiv coach was disappointed with the calls. Everything went according to plan in the game, "but we didn't take the fans into account, I didn't expect such calls - it's unfortunate," said Mircea Lucescu, according to the newspaper "Fanatik". Out of protest, Lucescu did not attend the press conference that followed. Fenerbahce coach Jorge Jesus has not yet commented on the incident.
