“The judge said, ‘You are here for attempting to stage a political coup’. Quite like Barcelona in the time of General Franco’s military rule, football in Turkey has mirrored political developments. It was while on loan from Fiorentina to Besiktas that Gomez scored 26 goals and was recalled to the German national team for Euro 2016. “It is purely down to the terrible events that happened in the last few days,” The Guardian has quoted Gomez as saying. Carsi was at the forefront of the movement but were joined by supporters of rival football clubs.

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2016 09:19 UTC