![Gavriel Kanichowsky of Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between Besiktas JK and Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary on November 28, 2024. [David Balogh/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187330972.jpg?fit=1197%2C800&ssl=1)
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has submitted an official request today calling on football’s governing body in Europe, UEFA, to hold a disciplinary review of Gavriel Kanichowsky and his club, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The TFF told Anadolu that the Israeli player’s military salute to his army during a recent goal celebration was “political, thoughtless and intended to convey a message.”
The federation announced that it has requested UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Board to launch an investigation into the incident involving the player and his club when Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Turkiye’s Besiktas 3-1 in a UEFA Europa League match in Hungary last week. Kanichowsky, 27, scored the opening goal.
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