![Halil Umut Meler is punched after the Turkish Süper Lig match between Ankaragücü and Rizespor in Ankara.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2023/12/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHEzbzNoNWMwMDAwM2I2aThxZHcyeDE0-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NscTNuMnh3dTAwMjYyNXFnMGhoOTYwd20-375x225.jpg)
Pierluigi Collina says that attacks on referees are a ‘cancer’ after Turkish Süper Lig incident
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — FIFA official Pierluigi Collina has reiterated his view that physical and verbal abuse against referees is a “cancer that may cost football its life” following an attack on Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler. On Monday, Meler was punched in the face by Faruk Koca, the then-president of top-flight Turkish
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