Referee assault all the talk in Turkey

The World

One of Turkey’s top soccer officials may quit the game after he was physically attacked on the pitch by the president of an Ankara club and its fans. Host Marco Werman speaks with sportscaster Çetin Cem Yılmaz about the stadium brawl that has temporarily shut down soccer in Turkey, and continues to dominate the national conversation.

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