UEFA is investigating Turkey’s Merih Demiral after he made a gesture with far-right connotations after scoring a goal in their Euro 2024 win over Austria on Tuesday.
Demiral threw up a “wolf” salute with his hands after scoring his second goal in Turkey’s 2-1 win over Austria, which secured their spot in the quarterfinals and set up a match against the Netherlands on Saturday. That gesture is associated with the Gray Wolves, a far-right extremist nationalist group based in Turkey. The group has been banned in France, and the gesture Demiral made is banned in Austria — where it’s punishable by fines of up to €4,000.