A FIFA-licensed referee has claimed that the former president of top-flight Turkish football club Ankaragücü threatened to kill him following a match against Rizespor on Monday night. Referee Halil Umut Meler says Faruk Koca punched him in the face under his left eye. Meler says he then fell to the ground where he was kicked by two others, according to a statement published by Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency. Meler says Koca - who resigned as president of the club on Tuesday - also threatened to kill him. The Turkish Football Federation has indefinitely postponed matches in all of the country’s leagues following the attack. During the 1-1 draw at Eryaman Stadium in Ankara, Ankaragücü conceded an equalizing goal in the 97th minute, after which Koca ran onto the field and punched Meler in the face. . . . #football #turkey #Ankaragucu #Rizespor 📸 Getty Images/Emin Sansar/Anadolu