Turki Mohammed Al-Khudayr (Arabic: تركي الخضير; born in 1980) is a Saudi Arabian football referee. He has refereed in the Saudi Professional League since 2009 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2014.[3] He refereed at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and also refereed the 2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final.
| Full name | Turki Mohammed Al-Khudhayr[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1980 (age 43–44) Saudi Arabia[2] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009– | Saudi Professional League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2014– | FIFA | Referee | |
| AFC | Referee | ||
Career
editOn 17 March 2015, he was summoned to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match in Russia during the match between Brunei and Chinese Taipei.
On 16 December 2019, after the match between Indian Super League clubs Bengaluru and Mumbai City FC (which Mumbai City FC won 3–2 against Bengaluru), Mumbai City FC coach, Jorge Costa of Portugal, has launched an allegation against Al-Khudayr for calling a Mumbai City FC player Sèrge Kevyn, of Gabon, with racist slurs as a “monkey” in Al-Khudayr's perspective of Anguoue making “disrespectful gestures”.[4] On 17 December 2019, the allegations were reported to the All India Football Federation, and the federation will launch an investigation against Al-Khudayr. "The AIFF follows a zero toleration policy against racism and the complaint has been forwarded to the Disciplinary Committee to investigate into the matter and take appropriate action if found guilty," the AIFF stated.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "AIFF to probe ISL ref's alleged racism". ESPN.com. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia - Turki Al Khudair - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Referee called a player 'monkey', alleges Mumbai City coach". Hindustan Times. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "AIFF to probe ISL ref's alleged racism". ESPN.com. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "AIFF disciplinary committee to investigate Saudi referees allegedly racist remark". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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