Galatasaray vice president Metin Öztürk fumes! 'They drew the offside line from the wrong player'

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Galatasaray Vice President Metin Öztürk reacted strongly against the match referees. Öztürk stated, "They can't even draw an offside line properly on the goal we scored. They drew the offside line off the wrong player. Who are these foreign VAR officials coming to us? They are sending the ones who couldn't cut it over there here."

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Galatasaray Club Vice President Metin Öztürk stated that the foreign VAR referees coming to Turkey are not good enough.

Metin Öztürk made statements at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium following the Yellow-Reds' 3-2 away victory against İstanbul Başakşehir in week 4 of the Trendyol Süper Lig.

Expressing that they are happy to win, Öztürk said, "We are still very early in the league. Now we face an important European test. We already saw over the last 2-3 weeks that this season would be very tough. First, let me mention the current referee. Back in a friendly match, he gave a red card to our manager out of nowhere just to intimidate him. Recently, an executive from one of our rivals tore into the federation. First, they gave him a 15-day ban. Then they imposed I don't know, a 2.5 million TL fine. After that, they lifted it saying, 'Sorry, we gave this to you by mistake.' I hope they do the same for me."

Referring to the match referee Kadir Sağlam, Öztürk said, "Look at the goal scored by Victor Osimhen. He only gave it because VAR said it was a goal. What is there for VAR to intervene in? Don't make me laugh, is that a penalty? If so, there would be 8 penalties in every match. They can't even draw an offside line properly on the goal we scored. They drew the offside line off the wrong player. Isn't it a shame for all this effort, this investment? The referee and the assistant referee can't agree. A foul 3 meters in front of the assistant referee is a foul anywhere in the world. What one gives, the other doesn't accept. It is clear that there will be attempts to stop Galatasaray from winning the title. Whatever you do, Galatasaray will become champions again with honor, with its fans, management, and players."

Noting that foreign referees are currently serving on VAR, Öztürk concluded his remarks by saying, "Who are these foreign VAR officials coming to us? They are sending the ones who couldn't cut it over there here. Referees who are actually good are officiating matches over there. They send the ones who aren't good here. I am not saying this in favor of or against Galatasaray. Unfortunately, this is our disease. One day the federation says, 'No foreign VAR will come, we trust our referees,' and the next day they seem to say, 'We don't trust them.' Because they bring in foreign VAR."

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Key Highlights

• Related clubs: Galatasaray
• News type: Football
• Certainty: The source did not mention the official status of the development.

Source

This news was compiled from information obtained from Sözcü (published: September 4, 2026 23:24).

Original news: Sözcü