Turkey part ways with Fatih Terim after 'brawl' incident

ByEurosport

Updated 26/07/2017 at 13:55 GMT

Turkey national soccer team coach Fatih Terim has left his job two weeks after he was involved in a brawl in a west coast holiday town, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said in a statement on Wednesday.

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The 63-year-old former Fiorentina, AC Milan and Galatasaray boss, was seen in television footage fighting with a restaurant owner. Turkish media said he and his sons-in-law left five men injured after the incident.

"Some non-football issues have been wearing out our football director Fatih Terim and the management of Turkish football federation," TFF said on Wednesday.

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"The two sides agreed that it would be more healthy for both parties to part ways," it added.

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