Turkey defender Merih Demiral has been handed a two-game suspension by UEFA after appearing to make an ultranationalist salute while celebrating his second goal against Austria in Tuesday’s European Championship last-16 match.
The 26-year-old celebrated his second goal in the game by making the “wolf salute” — a gesture associated with the far-right extremist group Grey Wolves, who are linked to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Turkey’s ruling coalition party.
The UEFA appeals body issued the ban to Demiral for “failing to comply with the general principles of conduct,...
