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Turkey has dismissed a German news report that their national team midfielder Merih Demiral has been banned for two matches after making a controversial gesture in the Euro 2024 last 16 match against Austria. Germany paper Bild reported that the ruling body UEFA had banned defender Demiral for Saturday’s quarter-final against the Netherlands and another match, potentially the semi-final. The Turkish FA dismissed the report, saying they had until Friday morning to submit their view. Turkey’s information ministry also said the report of the ban was not true. UEFA has not commented or released a …

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