Uefa investigating Turkey's Demiral over goal celebration

Turkey defender Merih Demiral is nether investigation by Uefa aft appearing to make an ultra-nationalist salute during his country's triumph against Austria.

Demiral, 26, scored doubly arsenic Turkey booked their spot successful nan Euro 2024 quarter-finals to look Netherlands pinch a 2-1 triumph against Austria.

The The Al-Ahli defender celebrated his 2nd extremity pinch a 'wolf salute', a motion associated pinch nan far-right extremist group Grey Wolves that are linked pinch Turkey's ruling conjugation statement nan National Movement Party.

Demiral said nan salute, which is banned successful Austria and France, was pre-planned successful lawsuit he scored.

"I had a extremity ceremony successful mind, which I did," said Demiral.

"I americium very proud because I americium a Turk, truthful aft nan extremity I felt it profoundly and I wanted to do it, and I americium very happy astir doing it."

Demiral posted a photograph of nan ceremony connected his X relationship pinch nan caption: “How happy is nan 1 who says I americium a Turk!"

Uefa's investigation has been opened successful accordance pinch Article 31(4) successful narration to nan "alleged inappropriate behaviour" of Demiral.

If recovered guilty, Demiral could beryllium fined aliases look a suspension arsenic Turkey hole to return connected Netherlands successful Saturday's quarter-final astatine 8pm BST.

England midfielder Jude Bellingham is nether investigation for a motion he made during nan last-16 triumph against Slovakia connected Sunday.

Bellingham was seen making a crotch-grabbing motion towards nan Slovakian chair aft scoring an overhead footwear successful stoppage time.