Sportsmanship

FIFA to punish Ronaldo

The captain of the Portuguese squad, in added time, angry that the referee did not award a winning goal to Portugal, angrily threw the captain's armband and left the pitch, then returned briefly, allowing the referee to end the match.

Trabzonspor to appeal at sports court over UEFA ban

Turkish football club Trabzonspor on June 3 said it will appeal at the international sports court against the UEFA's decision to ban the club from European competitions for one year.

"We announce to public that Trabzonspor will appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland in 10 days," the club said on its website.

Turkey's four big football teams' debts reaches peak record in nine months

Four of Turkey's biggest football teams have reached a record high amount of debt in the season between June 1, 2016, and Feb. 28.  

The total debt of Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor reached 3.8 billion Turkish Liras during the season, as their total income remained at 1.1 billion liras.