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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Besiktas have ban upheldFollowing the club's unsuccessful appeal Slaven Bilic's men will only be allowed to play in front of women and children for the next four homes games as men have been banned                                       will be forced to play four home fixtures without male spectators after their appeal to have the ban reduced was thrown out by the Arbitration Committee in Turkey.
The games against Rizespor, Kardermir Karabukspor, Torku Konyaspor and Sivasspor will only be open to women and children as males will not be allowed to attend those matches following violent scenes towards the end of match against Galatasaray last month.
The encounter produced a record attendance with 76,127 reportedly at the game but both sets of players were forced to flea to their respective dressing rooms as hundreds of supporters invaded the pitch towards the end.
Galatasaray were leading 2-1 but were down to 10 men after Felipe Melo was sent off before play was suspended