Adebayor angrily shoved and Istanbul Basaksehir team-mates pelted with missiles as Galatasaray win Turkish Super Lig
By Matthew Martinez
EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR was involved in an ugly touchline fracas as Galatasaray won the Turkish Super Lig in a fiery Istanbul derby.
The former Premier League star and current Istanbul Basaksehir striker was angrily shoved to the bench by Gala's reserve keeper Ismail Cipe.
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That led to both managers, Fatih Terim and Abdullah Avci, also getting involved in the scuffle.
Both Adebayor and Cipe were booked for the incident after referee Cuneyt Cakir double-checked the chaotic scenes on VAR.
Riot police were on hand in the Turk Telecom Arena - but that did not stop objects being thrown onto the pitch and a number of stoppages in the first half.
A total of six minutes were added on in all.
Both sides went into the crunch clash on 66 points - but ties are decided by head-to-head record than goal difference in Turkey, meaning the winner of this game would take the title.
And Gala were crowned champions with a game to spare after goals from ex-West Ham star Sofiane Feghouli and Henry Onyekuru sealed a 2-1 win.
But it could have gone either way when Basaksehir took the lead through Riad Bajic on the 17-minute mark.
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But Feghouli levelled matters two minutes after the break and Onyekuru - on a season-long loan from Everton - won it in the 64th minute.
That meant Galatasaray retained their title and won the league for a record 22nd time.
For head coach Terim it was also his second in a row and eighth with the club in total.
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