Turkey coach Fatih Terim has named a 20-team for Wednesday's away friendly against Austria. The match, to be played in Vienna's Ernst-Happel Stadium, will serve as a warm-up game for the two teams in their 2010 World Cup qualifiers. The Turkish National team fly to Vienna today.

The players invited to the national team squad are as follows: Goalkeepers: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe), Cenk Gönen (Denizlispor). Click to continue reading...

BESIKTAS STALL AND GALATASARAY MOVED -UP......
Bursaspor stoped Besiktas to a goalless draw in Turkcell Super League but Besiktas still climb to second place in the Turkcell Super League standings.

Despite high tension before the game, Both teams were aiming to stop the opposing team instead of attacking, so the game was as dull as a goalless draw can get. Click to continue reading...

That is correct, it took Fenerbahce, get to top four, 11 weeks!........


For now, until Sunday matches , Fenerbahce could enjoy the forth place in the Turkcell Super League for the first time this season, after beating high-flying Ankaraspor 2- 0.



If Sivasspor, Galatasaray and Kayserispor does not win on Sunday, Fenerbahce will close the week 11, on forth place. Click to continue reading...

Trabzonspor won't give up the leagues top spot, just yet!..... They are red hot in the Turkcell Super League, under the coach Ersun Yanal, so far...... Trabzonspor beat Genclerbirligi in Ankara with the score of 1-0 , after hard fought match. Trabzonspor only goal came in in the 78th minute by Umut Bulut. Click to continue reading...

Wednesday Nov 12, 2008 Gaziantep BBK 1 - 3 Gaziantepspor
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2008 Malatyaspor 2 - 4 BB Ankaraspor
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2008 Alanyaspor 2 - 2 Sivasspor
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2008 Tokatspor 1 - 1 Eskisehirspor
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Trabzonspor might be the Turkcell Super League leader but, they are not having a good luck in the Fortish Turkish Cup. In Group A, second week match , Besiktas beat Trabzonspor in Trabzon , with the score of 2-1.

Better side was Trabzon but, match discipline in the Trabzonspor team gave up and in the injury time, Besiktas found the golden goal by Zapotocny . Click to continue reading...

The Former Fenerbahce player Anelka,who had four goals in his last two Premier League games going into the match at Ewood Park, added his 10th and 11th notches of the season as Luis Felipe Scolari celebrated his 60th birthday in style.

In appalling conditions at Ewood Park, it was Blackburn who made the brighter start with Keith Andrews lifting a shot high over the bar in the first minute. Click to continue reading...

Galatasaray's Servet Cetin (R) fights for the ball with Guiza of Fenerbahce during their Turkey Super League soccer derby match at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul November 9, 2008.
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FENERBAHCE WINS AT HOME AGAINST GALATASARAY...

Fenerbahce beat rivals Galatasaray 4-1. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough striker Tuncay Sanli scored a last-gasp winner as Gareth Southgate's side beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday.

Tuncay had only scored once in six appearance this season but the Turkey international put that barren run behind him in impressive style at Villa Park.

He gave Middlesbrough the lead in the first half and, after Steve Sidwell levelled for Villa, the former Fenerbahce star grabbed the winner with two minutes to play. Click to continue reading...

Trabzonspor retains the leagues top spot in the 10th week after beating hacettepespor in Trabzon, with only one goal.

Trabzonspor only goal scored in the 41th minute of the match by G. Colman.

Elsewhere on Saturday in the early match , Ankaragucu and Bursapor played a 1-1 draw. Click to continue reading...

Having suffered two consecutive defeats in the Turkcell Super League, Mustafa Denizli's Besiktas will be looking to boost its form and morale against the hapless Kocaelispor tonight.


Beşiktaş lost its lead in the Turkcell Super League and fell to fourth spot after a 1-0 loss, the first in its campaign, at Kayserispor last Sunday. Click to continue reading...

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases. Statue: a representation or copy of (usually) a person in stone, metal or wood Example: Brian [. Click to continue reading...

Brian Clough, Alessandro Del Piero, Gamba Osaka and the craziest sending off you'll ever see all feature on this week's the good, the bad and the ugly. The Good Brian Clough, or Cloughie to most English football fans, is to get a statue put up in his honour in the centre of Nottingham. The outspoken and colourful [. Click to continue reading...

Galatasaray's Karan celebrates his goal against Benfica during their UEFA Cup soccer match in Lisbon ...
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Second-half goals from Emre Asik and Umit Karan Thursday led Galatasaray to a 2-0 away victory over Benfica in the UEFA Cup.

Galatasaray extended their lead at the top of UEFA Cup Group B to 6 points with a comfortable win at Benfica on Thursday night. Click to continue reading...

Don't you love Internet points? I was lucky to find one and hence be able to comment on the match. Unfortunately, I found no places showing it yesterday night as every bar and restaurant in the area was showing the Real Madrid-Juventus but I did read newspapers and websites this morning and I was glad [. Click to continue reading...

Don't you love Internet points? I was lucky to find one and hence be able to comment on the match. Unfortunately, I found no places showing it yesterday night as every bar and restaurant in the area was showing the Real Madrid-Juventus but I did read newspapers and websites this morning and I was glad [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal were forced to share the spoils with Fenerbahce after the goalless draw in UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday night in London. The Gunners will be disappointed with the result but they still sit on top of the Group G table.

Volkan Demirel was the hero in goal for Fenerbahce. Click to continue reading...

Galatasaray will play their second game against Portugal's Benfica in UEFA Cup group stage on Thursday and are seeking at least a draw in the away game to keep the lead in Group B, but without Harry Kewell.

"Best teams of Turkey and Portugal will take the field tomorrow and we have to get good results in such games to achieve our goals," Galatasaray President Adnan Polat told reporters in Portuguese capital Lisbon on Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

[Photo: Bongarts] We're now far enough into the season to start reveling in instant nostalgia, so let's take a quick look at the most stunning headline grabbers thus far - for both good and bad reasons. For this Top 5 List, I will mention each club with a corresponding player I find emblematic of their surprise factor. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will be without captain William Gallas, Theo Walcott and Emmanuel Adebayor for their Champions League clash against Fenerbahce on Wednesday.

Defender Gallas (hamstring), winger Walcott (shoulder) and striker Adebayor (ankle), are currently injured.

However Bacary Sagna has recovered just in time for the clash after he was seen limping off at Stoke City at the weekend. Click to continue reading...

A lot has been said during the past week on Arsenal, Wenger, the players and the title race. Sometimes, you just have to forget all that happened in the past and focus on the present, the future, where our present is Fenerbahce and our future is Manchester United. Emmanuel Adebayor, Bacari Sagna and Theo Walcott all [. Click to continue reading...

A lot has been said during the past week on Arsenal, Wenger, the players and the title race. Sometimes, you just have to forget all that happened in the past and focus on the present, the future, where our present is Fenerbahce and our future is Manchester United. Emmanuel Adebayor, Bacari Sagna and Theo Walcott all [. Click to continue reading...

The only undefeated team in the Turkey's Turkcell Super League,Besiktas suffered its first loss this season in the Turkcell Super League, as it was beaten by Kayserispor with a late goal.

Turgay Bahadır struck on the 85th minute to knock Besiktas off the league lead and cost Besiktas the second and third place! Click to continue reading...

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In the Fortis Turkish Cup group matches Fenerbahce and Besiktas won their first matches in the group games while Galatasaray draw ....

Besiktas beating Antalyaspor 3-0 with goals from Cisse, Holosko and Tello. Elsewhere, Ankaraspor held Galatasaray to a 1-1 draw in the Turkish capital, Karan opening the scoring for the visitors and Mexican International player Antonio deGuajardo DeNigris equalising on the stroke of half time for leagues thsi seasons surprise team. Click to continue reading...

Here is a nice article about Besiktas puplish on Fifa's web site.

The Black Eagles of the Bosporus



Besiktas, the oldest sports club in Turkey, traces its origins to the autumn of 1902, when a group of 22 young men began gathering for physical exercise on certain days of the week in the Istanbul suburb which gives the club its name. Click to continue reading...

Antonio DeNigris es uno de los olvidados por los aficionados mexicanos y por Sven Goran Eriksson , el regio ya anoto gol en la Superliga Turca. Mientras Carlos Vela, Giovani Dos Santos y Nery Castillo, no tuvieron actividad y Omar Bravo sigue sin siquiera estar cerca un solo gol en el Deportivo, en cambio De Nigris ya se estreno. Click to continue reading...

ALL THE BIG GUNS IN THE LEAGUE BESIDES FENERBAHCE, LOST MATCHES OR POINTS!...

BESIKTAS, DRAW AT AWAY MATCH IN ANKARA, TRABZONSPOR ALSO DRAW AT HOME IN FRONT OF THEIR FANS........ TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE BIGGEST SURPRISE CAME ON SUNDAY WHEN GALATASARAY LOST IN AWAY MATCH IN ESKISESHIR AGAINST ESKISEHIRSPOR WITH A HUGE SCORE 4-2. Click to continue reading...

Besiktas might be the only undefeated team team in the Turkish Super league, but, They just can't beat Sivasspor in Istanbul.

BESIKTAS passed up the chance to go four points clear at the Turkcell Super League summit on Friday night but have extended their advantage to two points following a 1-1 home draw against Sivasspor. Click to continue reading...

CLASH FOR THE TOP SPOT!.....

League leaders Besiktaş will be hosting 5th placed Sivasspor who has 14 points at İstanbul İnönü Stadium. Besiktas has 17 points going in to this match.

Besiktas has changed their coach during the national matches break. Manager Ertugrul Saglam is replaced by experienced coach Mustafa Denizli. Click to continue reading...

Galatasaray's Harry Kewell (C) celebrates his goal against Olympiacos Piraeus with team mates Arda Turan (L) and Emre Asik (R) during their UEFA Cup soccer match at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, October 23, 2008.
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Galatasaray got their UEFA Cup group stage campaign off to a winning start with a narrow 1-0 victory over Olympiacos in a closely-contested clash in Istanbul. Click to continue reading...

Photo courtesy of TFF


Fatih Terim has signed a two-year extension to his contract as Turkey coach.

The deal had been agreed with former Turkish Football Federation (TFF) president Hasan Doğan on 2 July, but Dogan's untimely death three days later delayed its signing. Click to continue reading...

Galatasaray are set face Greece's Olympiakos in their first game in UEFA Cup group stage campaign to start on Thursday.

The game will kick off at 9:15 p.m. local time(2:15 ET). Spanish Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Yuste Jimenez and Jon Nunez Fernandez will referee the match. Click to continue reading...

As much as I love Arsenal and the young side we have this season, yesterday's match leaves a bitter taste ahead of the future. With the exception of Denilson, in midfield(with Diaby's return), when we went forward and when we had to put it in, we were impeccable. But, and it's a big but, back [...] Click to continue reading...

The positive 1. We'll top this group and of course qualify for the next round. 2. Diaby is back, fully-fit and was one of the best today. 3. Almunya. I had doubts over him in the past but this season he's just been amazing so far. 4. Ramsey. Again, if Fabregas really decides to leave, he can be a [.. Click to continue reading...