The 26-year-old defender was the game-winner, scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory that sent his country to the tournament’s quarterfinals in Germany.
However, it’s said that representatives of the body that oversees European football are looking into whether Demiral used each hand to make the ‘wolf’s salute,’ a gesture associated with the Turkish nationalist movement.
Subsequent to his second goal, he seemed to display an emblem for Ulku Ocaklari, the team better known as the Grey Wolves.
On Wednesday, UEFA confirmed an ethical and disciplinary investigation.
Its disciplinary standards’ Article 31(4) directs an investigation into “alleged inappropriate behavior.”
Due to their victory, Turkey will play the Netherlands in Berlin on Saturday in the round of eight; nevertheless, Demiral may be suspended due to the UEFA investigation.
In the Leipzig encounter last night, he scored the second-fastest goal in championship history after only 57 seconds of play.
Just before the hour, Demiral added a second goal, both of which came after Arda Guler, the teenage sensation, took a corner.
Austria’s Michael Gregoritsch pulled one back, and if Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok hadn’t made a fantastic save, they would have forced extra time.
