A Turkish football club's president has been arrested after PUNCHING a referee and leaving him needing hospital treatment for a fractured eye socket.
Footage shows him landing a punch on the unsuspecting official. Meler fell to the floor and protected his face as he was disgustingly kicked by another individual.
A group of players, coaching staff and security raced to the scene to stop the attack going even further, before the visibly shaken Meler was eventually helped to his feet.
As he made his way off the pitch a black eye was already visible. Despite this he could be seen saying "Thank you, it's my fault".
Meler has since been pictured wearing a neck brace in hospital where he was visited by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.