TURKEY: Süper Lig Review – Week 5
WEEK 5 Akhisar Belediye 2–0 Gaziantepspor Gaziantep’s struggles continued away at Akhisar. This match marks the return of Serdar Kulbilge to the Süper Lig. The former Fenerbahçe keeper was banned […]
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Galatasaray 1-6 Real Madrid
GROUP B – Tuesday 17th September 2013 GALATASARAY 1-6 REAL MADRID Real Madrid travelled to Ali Sami Yen Sports Arena for the second time this calendar year. Although this time […]
TURKEY: Süper Lig Review – Week 4
WEEK 4 – 13th – 15th September 2013 Galatasaray 1–1 Antalyaspor After a two-week international break Galatasaray hosted the first match of the fourth week of the Süper Lig. The […]
TURKEY: Süper Lig Review – Week 3
WEEK 3 – 30th August – 1st September 2013 ESKIŞEHIRSPOR 0 – 0 GALATASARAY Eskişehir managed to keep the match the way it started against Galatasaray. Eskişehir forward Necati Ateş […]
TURKEY: Süper Lig Review – Week 2
WEEK 2 – 23rd – 25th August 2013 Friday: GENÇLERBIRLIĞI 3 – 0 AKHISAR The Capital City team returned to winning ways in this week’s Friday match. Jimmy Durmaz […]
TURKEY: Süper Lig Review – Week 1
WEEK 1 – 16th – 19th August 2013 ANTALYASPOR 0 – 0 ERCIYESSPOR Antalya hosted Erciyesspor in the first match of the season. It was the first opportunity for Erciyesspor […]
TURKEY: Teams in Europe – 2013/14 Qualifying
TRABZONSPOR Trabzonspor started their season early against Irish outfit Derry City. As runners-up in the Turkish Cup, Trabzon qualified for the Europa League second-qualifying round. Winners Fenerbahçe were already qualified […]
TURKEY: Christoph Daum signs for Bursaspor
Following an embarrassing exit in the Europa League third qualifying round the Bursaspor board of directors have chosen to part ways with manager Hikmet Karaman. Just two days after the […]
TURKEY: Emenike rejoins Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe released a statement Wednesday morning revealing that Spartak Moscow have accepted a bid for the services of Emmanuel Emenike. Emenike was thought to be open to a transfer back […]
TURKEY: Süper Lig 2013/14 Season Preview
Even with the Confederations Cup, super cups and friendly matches to tide them over, European football fans have missed their domestic football. Except for a few leagues, Europe has largely […]
TURKEY: The Fenerbahçe-Cardozo Saga
Óscar Cardozo was supposed to be unveiled by Fenerbahçe on Friday 19 July. Aziz Yıldırım, known for trying to please Fenerbahçe fans with lavish spending, was even reported by Portuguese […]
TURKEY: Clubs Take to the Courts
The Turkish football community has burst into both discussion and confusion today because of the unbelievable number of appeals and law suits involving Turkish teams. CAS force UEFA to allow […]
TURKEY: UEFA wants to play double jeopardy
George Zimmerman, an American man under the spotlight in recent months, breathed a sigh of relief as six jurors acquitted him on Saturday 14 July 2013. Zimmerman had unquestionably killed […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Last 16 Round-up
One half of the last sixteen fixtures have passed and four countries have progressed into the quarter-finals, Will Burns is here with a review of the action. SPAIN 2-1 MEXICO […]
U20 WORLD CUP: MATCHDAY EIGHT
As the group games come close, teams are progressing as teams are packing their bags and booking their flights home. Will Burns has a review of Matchday eight’s action. AUSTRALIA […]
U20 WORLD CUP: MATCHDAY FIVE
A huge win for El Salvador, a big win for Colombia, a good win for Paraguay and the first goalless draw of the tournament made the headlines in day five […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Matchday Two
Tournament favourites Colombia and Mexico failed to find winning starts on Saturday afternoon as hosts Turkey got their campaign underway with a great 3-0 victory over underdogs El Salavdor later. […]
WORLD CUP REPORT: Europe – Group D
—————– Turkey 1 (Yilmaz 63) Hungary 1 (Bode 71) Turkey’s World Cup aspirations took a major blow following a 1-1 draw with Hungary. The Turkish started brightly however, defensive errors cost […]
WORLD CUP REPORT: Europe – Group D
———– Andorra 0 Turkey 2 (Inan 30, Yilmaz 45) Turkey breathed life into their faltering qualifying campaign but were made to work hard for a 2-0 victory away to Andorra. […]
UEFA: Lazio & Fenerbache racism bans
Lazio have been ordered to play their next two home European matches behind closed doors following an investigation by UEFA into crowd trouble during their Europa League last-32 match against […]
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