Referee Halil Umut Meler was so poor and it could easily have cost England victory. The aim of Uefa referees chief Roberto Rossetti is to deliver a tournament where match officials deliver consistent ...

When Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca strode onto the pitch and punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the head on Monday, the reaction was one of shock. Hikmet Karaman, however, was less surprised.

The referee Halil Umut Meler has said he will not forgive Ankaragucu’s president, Faruk Koca, for punching him in the face at the end of a Turkish Super Lig match last week. The Turkish football ...

The president of top-flight Turkish soccer club Ankaragücü has announced his resignation a day after he punched a FIFA-licensed referee in the face. “In order to avoid any further harm to the ...

Who is Halil Umut Meler? Halil Umut Meler is a Turkish football referee. Meler was born on August 1, 1986 in Izmir, Turkey. Together with his wife, he has one child, born in 2023. He has been listed ...

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...

The Turkish referee who was punched to the ground by the president of MKE Ankaragucu at the end of a match has said he will "not forgive" his attacker. Halil Umut Meler was struck in the face by Faruk ...

"I know it is the beginning of a long path," said Halil Umut Meler ahead of refereeing the U17 EURO final in England. On Wednesday, Björn Kuipers took charge of his second UEFA Europa League final, ...

Meler needed to rush to hospital after a football match TURKISH League referee Halil Umut Meler is the man in the middle for England vs Slovakia at Euro 2024. Here is everything you need to know about ...