Bir dönem yaptığı çıkışla kendisiyle Real Madrid'in ilgilendiği söylenmişti. Necati Ateş hiçbir zaman R.Madrid forması giyecek kalibrede olmadı, potansiyeli yoktu. Ancak bu çıkarım, ısrarla neden Galatasaray'dan gönderildiğini de açıklamıyor. Özellikle Gerets ile gelen şampiyonluk senesinin 2/3'ünde çok ama çok başarılıydı. Click to continue reading...

Turkey's 28-man squad for the upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifying matches against Armenia and Belgium has been announced today.

Turkey will play Armenia on 6 September at Hrazdan Stadium in Yerevan at 21.00 with local time, while they will host Belgium at FB Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 10 September at 21. Click to continue reading...

Villarreal got a good look at its four new signings, including American Jozy Altidore in a Sunday friendly against third division side Navata. The match turned out to be a 12-0 romp for the primera side and the club's faithful got its first look at Altidore before he departs to participate in the Olympics for the USA. Click to continue reading...

While the goals are still fresh in our minds, I'd love to find out what your favorite goal of Euro 2008 was. As quid pro quo, my top five are below:


Five: Arjen Robben's near post rocket against France that helped crown the Netherlands the kings of the Group of Death.


Four: Semih Senturk's 122nd-minute equalizer against Croatia to send this quarterfinal to penalties. Click to continue reading...

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At long last Liverpool fans can rejoice. Sort of.

In what seems like a mini-me version of the Cristiano Ronaldo debacle, word has come that Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neil will grant Gareth Barry's wish to leave Villa Park.

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At long last Liverpool fans can rejoice. Sort of.

In what seems like a mini-me version of the Cristiano Ronaldo debacle, word has come that Aston Villa manager Martin O?

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WickedDeflection.com had a Euro 2008 fantasy football mini-league, in cooperation with Soccernet.com, and as I was thinking about who I would put in a tournament 11, I cut and pasted the players with point totals of 12 or more. I'm still looking for France players in the list. Strikers Lukas Podolski, Click to continue reading...

Turkish international goalkeeper Rustu Recber announced that he has retired from international football following Turkey's semifinal defeat against Germany. Rustu has a 14 year career with Turkey and has 119 caps to his name. The former Fenerbahce ace and 2002 World Cup star, Rustu Recber has finally decided to call it a day. Click to continue reading...

On paper, this matchup should be a blowout.

Shouldn't even be close.

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Turkey faces Germany in the first semifinal from Basel. While Turkey's Cinderella run has been highlighted by some of the greatest finishes in tournament history, a combination of injuries and yellow cards have sapped the squad. We're now left with a Saturday-after-Thanksgiving Turkey; the kind that's not only been served for dinner, but was used the next day for sandwiches, and now just has a few pieces of meat clinging to the carcass. Click to continue reading...

Greatest. Euros. Ever. A tournament that was already earning praise as one of the best ever added another classic chapter today as Turkey advanced to the semifinals with a 3-1 shootout win over Croatia following a 1-1 draw. Turkey tied the game on the last kick of extra time just moments after the Croats had taken the lead. Click to continue reading...

With the Euro group stages ended, here is a look at the team of the group stages:

Goalie: Giggi Buffon, Italy
Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Spain
Defenders: Pepe, Portugal
Defenders: Vedran Corluka, Croatia
Defenders: Gio Van Bronkhorst, Dutch
Midfielders: Wesley Sneijder (right), Dutch
Midfielders: Arda Turan, Turkey
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Croatia
Midfielders: Deco, Portugal
Strikers:: David Silva, Spain
Striker: Nihat Kahveci, Turkey

Subs:
Ronaldo, Portugal
Rafeel van der Vaart, Dutch
Orlando Engelaar, Dutch
Lukas Podolski, Germany
Marco Senna, Spain
Roman Pavlyuenko, Russia Click to continue reading...

Ten-man Turkey came back from 2-0 down to stun the Czech Republic 3-2 and take their place in the quarter-finals.The Turks scored their 3 goals in the last 15 minutes - two by captain Nihat Kahveci in the 87th and 89th minutes.Truly a game to be remembered .A quote from Fatih Terim - the Turkish coach.

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In a tournament that is quickly becoming a classic, it will be tough to top Turkey-Czech Republic for the best match at Euro 2008. Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes to play, the Turks seized second place in Group A with three goals in the final quarter hour. The Czechs had built a comfortable lead on goals by Jan Koller in the 32nd minute and Jaroslav Plasil in the 62nd. Click to continue reading...

Turkey 3, Czech Republic 2
Switzerland 2, Portugal 0

In a tournament that is quickly becoming a classic, it will be tough to top Turkey-Czech Republic for the best match at Euro 2008. Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes to play, the Turks seized second place in Group A with three goals in the final quarter hour. Click to continue reading...

Nihat Kahveci, Villareal
Apparently I'm behind the times on this guy, but I'm glad I finally caught up with the rest of the world. For a midfielder, the Turkish International is a goal-scoring machine. He began his career with Beşiktaş J.K., where he scored 28 goals in 114 matches, then moved on to Spain, signing with Real Sociedad in 2002. Click to continue reading...