Turkey keeper walks out after fan abuse

TURKEY’S struggling national football team was yesterday engulfed in fresh turmoil after top goalkeeper Volkan Demirel walked out of a crucial Euro 2016 qualifier due to abuse by Turkish fans. The bearded Demirel, a controversial figure who divides opinion, was warming up on the pitch on Sunday before the qualifier against Kazakhstan when he heard insults directed at him from the stands. He initially told the fans to be quiet but the abuse continued and Demirel waved then sarcastically, symbolically removed his gloves and marched off the pitch apparently on the verge of tears.