Fenerbahce players walk off after one minute to concede Turkish Super Cup

Fenerbahce, who played with their Under-19 team, withdrew from the match in Sanliurfa after Galatasaray's Argentine striker Mauro Icardi scored.
Fenerbahce players walk off after one minute to concede Turkish Super Cup

CHAMPIONS: Fenerbahce, who played with their Under-19 team, withdrew from the match in Sanliurfa after Galatasaray's Argentine striker Mauro Icardi scored. Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images.

Fenerbahce walked off the pitch and forfeited their Super Cup final with Galatasaray in protest against the Turkish Football Federation.

The club fielded a starting line-up entirely of youth team players for the final against their arch rivals, with their first-team stars training back in Istanbul ahead of Thursday’s Europa Conference League tie at Olympiacos.

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