Turkish clubs to protest publisher for payment failures

By Suha Gur

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish football clubs will protest the leagues' publisher this week as Qatar's beIN Media Group failed to fulfill its economic obligations.

"All football players will protest [beIN Sports] by not playing the game for 60 seconds after the starting whistle in the matches in the Super Lig's week 13 and TFF First League's week 15," a mutual statement of the Turkish football unions of the Super Lig and First League clubs read on Friday.

The unions added said that beIN Sports delayed its must payments for the clubs for a long time and clubs faced serious troubles.

They also called Digiturk beIN Media Group for solving the financial problems of the clubs urgently, fulfilling obligations.

Digiturk is the leading Turkish satellite television provider that is part of the global sports and entertainment group, beIN MEDIA GROUP.

beIN SPORTS is the sports network of this group, which has been airing the Turkish Super Lig and First League, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A, as well as the UEFA competitions; the Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup.