Turkish National Football Director Terim Resigns
Jul 27, 2017 at 4:16 PM
National football director Fatih Terim has resigned from his post, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced in a statement
The announcement was published on the official website of the federation on Wednesday following a meeting between Terim and TFF officials in Istanbul, reports Xinhua news agency. Video: Virat Kohli Kicked The Ball In Frustration
“The two sides agreed that it would benefit both parties to part ways,” the statement said.
The 63-year-old former AC Milan and Galatasaray coach was recently involved in a fight with a restaurant owner in Alacati, a resort town in Izmir province.
Local media reported that Terim and his sons-in-law injured five men in the incident. Delighted Mahendra Singh Dhoni Reveals Chennai Super Kings Is Duty-Bound To Powerful IPL Fan Base
“Some non-football issues have been wearing out our football director Fatih Terim and the management of Turkish football federation,” added the TFF statement.
Terim has been a well known football professional both in Turkey and abroad with the nick name “Emperor”. I Like To Perform When There Are Challenges Ravindra Jadeja
Terim has been in charge of Galatasaray and the Turkish national team three times. In his second term with Turkey he led them to the Euro 2008 semi-finals.
Terim failed to lead Turkey past the group stage of Euro 2016, and now Turkey is at third place in the 2018 Russia World Cup qualification stage of Group I, two points behind leaders Croatia and Iceland and level on 11 points with Ukraine after six matches. Suresh Raina Congratulates Ravi Shastri, Rahul Dravid And Zaheer Khan