ANKARA
A row between Istanbulite rivals Fenerbahce and Besiktas is rumbling on days after Sunday’s derby clash.
Footage broadcast by Besiktas' TV channel Tuesday purports to show Fenerbahce's experienced midfielder and team captain Emre Belozoglu in a foul-mouthed half-time outburst.
In the video on BJK TV, a group of players and staff are seen trying to calm Belozoglu down at half time in the tunnel of Fenerbahce’s Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
The footage shows the player saying: "He [Besiktas manager Slaven Bilic] stares at my face and walks off. In every match he does this, he does the same sh*t. When I say 'f*ck off', it causes trouble. Tell him not to flip me the bird anymore! If he does it, I swear... This is Istanbul."
Fenerbahce went on to win the match 1-0.
Speaking after a Besiktas board meeting Tuesday, club president Fikret Orman said that they are expecting Belozoglu to be punished for his remarks.
He added that Besiktas will appeal to the Turkish Football Federation's Disciplinary Committee.
Belozoglu was banned from playing for Turkey's national team for six matches after a tunnel bust-up in 2006 during a World Cup qualification match against Switzerland. Belozoglu’s ban was later reduced to four matches by FIFA’s Appeal Committee.
In January 2007, while playing for Newcastle United in the English Premier League, Belozoglu was accused of making racist remarks by Everton defender Joseph Yobo. The case remained unproven.
The Turkish player found trouble soon after in February that year after facing accusations of racial abuse directed at Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf. Belozoglu denied the allegation through his agent; Diouf declined to proceed with a complaint.
In April, 2012, Belozoglu was accused of making abusive remarks against Trabzonspor's Ivorian defensive midfielder Didier Zokora. Belozoglu faced a two-match ban by the TFF’s Discipline Committee since he was found guilty of using abusive, but not racist, language against Zokora.
Throughout his career, 34-year-old Belozoglu has been shown nine red cards -- including five direct ones -- in 499 club level appearances at Fenerbahce, Inter, Galatasaray, Newcastle United and Atletico Madrid.
