The Turkish SuperCup in Riyadh between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled Friday was postponed on the final minute after Saudi organisers refused to permit gamers to put on jerseys bearing “political slogans”. “The match has been cancelled. The match will not take place,” introduced the commentator on the Saudi sports activities tv channel SSC. According to Turkish media, each groups needed to heat up carrying shirts bearing the picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founding father of modern-day Turkey, to have a good time the one hundredth anniversary of the republic.

Given the refusal of Saudi organisers to permit such a gesture, the fierce Istanbul rival groups and the Turkish soccer federation determined to postpone the match that was to be performed at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh.

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