"Turkish Super Cup Final Scrapped in Saudi Arabia Over Atatürk T-Shirt Controversy"

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The Turkish Super Cup final between Istanbul rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, set to be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was canceled due to a dispute over the teams' desire to wear T-shirts featuring Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's image during pre-match warm-ups, which Saudi organizers did not authorize. The Turkish Football Federation and the clubs cited "some problems" in the event's organization for the postponement, with no new date or location announced yet. The incident adds to recent controversies in Turkish football and comes amid a broader warming of relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
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