Göksel Gümüşdağ

Walking off the pitch during a EUFA Champions League game between Turkey's Medipol Başakşehir and France's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Dec. 8 as a protest against the racist remark by one of the referees was a "milestone," said Pierre Webo, Başakşehir's assistant manager.

Turkish football club Medipol Başakşehir have demanded from UEFA a life-long ban on referees who passed racist remarks on the team's assistant manager Pierre Webo.

UEFA Champions League match between France's Paris Saint-Germain and Turkey's Medipol Başakşehir late on Dec. 9 was paused after an alleged racist remark targeting the Turkish club's technical staff.

In the 17th minute of the match at Parc des Princes, Başakşehir assistant manager Pierre Webo from Cameroon argued with the referee of the match about a position.

The Public Prosecutor's Office in the Black Sea province of Rize has launched an investigation into five suspects from the Medipol Başakşehir football team in connection with an assault on two journalists following a game with Çaykur Rizespor a day earlier, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Istanbul club Başakşehir is determined to remain the leader of the Spor Toto Super League as it prepares to host Akhisar Belediye on Oct. 30.

This year's surprise club Başakşehir, under former Turkish national coach Abdullah Avcı, remains unbeaten in the league with six victories in eight weeks, and is leading Beşiktaş on goal difference.