On Thursday afternoon, a Turkish commentator was fired throughout half-time of Morocco’s World Cup Group F match in opposition to Canada.
Alper Bakircigil was masking Morocco vs Canada recreation for Turkish broadcasters TRT. When Hakim Ziyech gave Morocco the lead within the fourth minute of the sport, the commentator knowledgeable his viewers that the Chelsea star’s aim was not the quickest on the planet cup, mentioning that Hakan Sukur holds the document for the quickest world cup aim ever scored.
Nonetheless, this didn’t appear to go down nicely together with his bosses as he acquired changed through the first half break and was later fired.
On Twitter, the commentator posted a goodbye message. The tweet that has since been deleted learn (as quoted by Tuttosprt by way of Objective):
“I used to be minimize off from the TRT establishment, the place I labored proudly for a few years, after the occasion that came about as we speak. Separation is included in love. Hope to see you once more. Goodbye..”
The rationale for the sacking is alleged to be the mentioning of Hakan Sukur’s title on Turkish tv.
Sukur was a significant star in Turkey throughout his profession, scoring 51 objectives in 112 appearances. The previous Inter Milan and Galatasary striker scored the quickest aim within the historical past of the event scoring simply after 11 seconds into the sport through the 2002 World Cup.
Nonetheless, after retiring, he joined politics and was later linked to terrorism. He and his household fled to the US of America after being accused of taking part in a key function in Turkey’s failed coup try in 2016.
