(Wikipedia)Former Turkey football legend Hakan Sukur, who holds the record for the fastest goal scored in World Cup history, says he is now an Uber driver in the US. He enjoys iconic status at Galatasaray, which he steered to Uefa Cup (now called Europa Cup) glory in 2000, the first Turkish side to win the coveted crown. The former footballer said he had his money and assets confiscated and said Erdogan hounded him out of the country in 2017. My wife’s shop was attacked, my children were harassed, my father put in prison and all my assets confiscated. His crowing moment came as he spearheaded the side in the 2002 Japan and South Korea World Cup, in which Turkey finished third.

Source: The Telegraph January 15, 2020 21:45 UTC