There’s “no risk” referee Halil Umut Meler will stop after being punched in a Turkish top-flight match, says the nation’s soccer federation chief Mehmet Buyukeksi.
All leagues have been suspended however the TFF say they are going to resume on 19 December.
Meler was launched from hospital on Wednesday with a swollen eye.
The 37-year-old is considered one of Turkey’s high referees and officiates worldwide video games for Fifa.
He’s additionally on Uefa’s elite referee record and Buyukeksi mentioned in a information convention on Wednesday that he nonetheless expects Meler to officiate at Euro 2024 in Germany.
“We anticipate Halil Umut Meler to participate in Euro 2024. There is no such thing as a risk of him quitting refereeing proper now,” mentioned Buyukeksi.
Turkish soccer bosses suspended all leagues following the incident however Buyukeksi added: “We had determined to postpone the matches in all leagues indefinitely. With the choice we took in the present day, all leagues will restart on Tuesday, December 19.”
This week’s postponed video games shall be performed on 10 January.
After Koca punched Meler to the bottom, he acquired a number of blows from others as he lay on the turf, and suffered accidents together with a minor fracture.
The incident sparked chaotic scenes involving gamers and membership officers.
Mehmet Yorubulut, chief of medication at Acibadem Hospital, mentioned Meler has a swollen eye however is in “good situation”.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc mentioned Koca and two others had been arrested after prosecutors took statements and a judicial management choice had been imposed on three different suspects.
Koca later issued an announcement through Ankaragucu saying he had resigned as membership president and apologising for his actions, saying he felt “nice embarrassment” for the “grave incident” he brought on.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Meler in hospital and mentioned the incident had “saddened and disturbed” him.
The TFF mentioned Ankaragucu, its chairman, membership officers and all these responsible of attacking the referee shall be “punished within the strongest phrases attainable”.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino mentioned the incident was “completely unacceptable” and violence has “no place in our sport or society”.
