Turkish Player Barred for Life for Injuring 4 Players With Sharp Object

Turkey's football federation has barred a player from competition for life after he was accused of injuring four other players with a sharp object during a third-tier game.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey's football federation has barred a player from competition for life after he was accused of injuring four other players with a sharp object during a third-tier game.

The Professional Football Disciplinary Board announced on Thursday that Mansur Calar of Amed SFK was banned for ''attacks on rival team players'' last Saturday during a home game against Sakaryaspor in the mostly Kurdish populated southeast city of Diyarbakir.

Also, two teammates and a Sakaryaspor player were barred from playing in at least four games.

Disturbing scenes yesterday after Amedspor player Mansur Çalar allegedly took a razor blade onto the pitch against Sakaryaspor and slashed Tevfik Köse, Dilaver Güçlü, Hacı Ömer Doğru and Ferhat Yazgan

The Tv264 shows what appears to be an object held by Çalar pic.twitter.com/Vhg4pCr2R0

— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) March 4, 2019

Tevfik Köse, Dilaver Güçlü, Hacı Ömer Doğru and Ferhat Yazgan have pressed charges against Çalar and shared photos of the injuries they sustained

Absolutely shocking... hopefully Amedspor issue an apology to the players involved and punish the player involved pic.twitter.com/zsWiuqPBwD

— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) March 4, 2019

Amed SFK denied allegations that Calar attacked rival players.

Prosecutors are separately investigating the incident.

Amed SFK, whose fan base is largely Kurdish, frequently faces hostility in away games, especially in regions where Turkish nationalist sentiments run high.