Turkish Football Federation signed an agreement with sportradar.
In his speech at the ceremony, TFF President Mehmet Büykekşi said; “He took office about 4 months ago. We started working to raise our football from our current position to the elite level. We will implement one of our projects today. We are implementing two important projects for the TFF 2nd League and 3rd League. We signed a publishing agreement.” said.
In the continuation of Büyükekşi’s words; “With the agreement we made with Sportradar, transparency technology will be put into use in TFF 2nd League and 3rd League from now on. If there are unusual bets in these leagues, we will be notified. These leagues will become much safer. Initiatives in broadcasting rights so far. It was unsuccessful. I wish the agreement to be beneficial for Turkish football.” made the statement.
National Team review
Mehmet Büyükekşi said that the National Football Team is in an advantageous group in the EURO 2024 qualifiers and that he believes they will qualify for the finals by being in the top 2.
President Büyükekşi answered the questions of press members after the signing ceremony of the agreement with Sportradar for the application of Transparency Registration Technology used in Spor Toto Super League and 1st League in TFF 2nd League and 3rd League as well.
Commenting on Turkey’s participation in Group D with Croatia, Wales, Latvia and Armenia in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, Büyükekşi said, “We are in an advantageous group. Our opponents in the group are teams that we have played against in the past years and are not foreign to us. Our target is in the top 2 in the group. To be able to represent our country in Germany.” said.
Emphasizing the importance of EURO 2024 being held in Germany, Büyükekşi said, “Germany is the country where Turks live the most after Turkey. We will try to represent Turkey in the best way possible in this country. If we are in unity and solidarity, there is nothing we cannot achieve in the world. nothing. Our history is full of many similar successes. We had many successes in the 2002 World Cup and the 2008 European Championship. Besides, we beat very important countries such as the Netherlands and France. We think we have a good chance in this group. “We will play 2 special matches with Czechia. These will be important friendly matches as well. Our new players will also be tested.” made its assessment.
Emphasizing that they are one of the countries with the youngest national team in Europe, Mehmet Büyükekşi said, “We want to take advantage of this. If we can continue with these players, we will form the backbone of the national team of the future. We look to the future with hope.” he said.
Criticisms of the VAR system and referee performances
Mehmet Büyükekşi, who responded to the criticisms of some teams in Spor Toto Super League regarding Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decisions, said, “In the VAR system, it is necessary to look at the general instead of 1-2 matches. VAR exists to prevent the referees from making wrong decisions. The referee does not interfere with gray positions. If he didn’t see it and made the wrong decision, he steps in. “We don’t want a VAR system”, we need to look at the demands of all clubs, not 1-2 clubs. “Many clubs and fans think the opposite, I think.”
“The referee can also make a human mistake.” Büyükekşi said, “Football players and coaches can also make mistakes. The important thing is that they have good intentions. The referees who make mistakes are penalized. The performance of our referees will increase even more. We hold meetings every week. “The enemy is perfect. We strive to make it more perfect. If we can increase the brand value of Turkish football, we will solve these issues more easily.” made its assessment.