"Yaşı 55'i aşmış benim kuşağım için dün bir çağ yırtıldı, yeni bir çağ dokunmaya başlandı galiba... Benim kuşağım Macaristan galibiyetini bir 32 yıl Türk futbolunun en doruk başarısı olarak bir aşılmaz servet diye taşıdık. Dünkü Galatasaray sonucundan sonra artık gönlümüzdeki Macar şatosunu yıkıp yerine bir sarı-kırmızılı saray yapmalıyız. Click to continue reading...

Yazının başlığı "14. Yılın Dün'ü". 14 yıl sonra gelen Galatasaray şampiyonluğunun tescillendiği Gs-Eskişehirspor maçının ertesinde 8 Haziran 1987'de İslam Çupi tarafından kaleme alınmış. Bir şampiyonluk sevinci ancak bu kadar güzel tasvir edilebilir. Ama 22 sene sonra bizlere verdiği mesaj bu güzellemeyi ezeli rakip ile sembolleşmiş bir spor adamının dile getirmiş olmasıdır. Click to continue reading...

Por Johan Einstein (Desde Jerusalén) El nuevo fichaje del espanyol, Ben Sahar está inmerso en el momento más importante del año. Comenzó ayer domingo al anochecer. No me refiero a su partido contra el Xerez, sino al inicio del Día del Perdón (Yom Kipur), la jornada más sagrada para el judaísmo. Click to continue reading...

Quizá este Mundial Sub-20 no llama tanto de la atención de los mexicanos porque nuestra Selección de esa categoría no logró calificar. Pero a los que nos gusta mucho el fútbol, no ocupamos pretexto para no ver estos partidos, o al menos estar enterado de cómo van las cosas.

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As it is Ramadhan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, lets take a gander at the Muslim footballers playing in the Premier League. Emmanuel Eboue Samir Nasri Robin van Persie El Hadji Diouf Nicolas Anelka Salomon Kalou Marouane Fellaini Leon Osman Emmanuel Adebayor Kolo Toure Other notables Muslim players elsewhere: Freddy Kanoute Franck Ribery Yaya Toure Zinedine Zidane Can only confirm these players for [. Click to continue reading...

As it is Ramadhan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, lets take a gander at the Muslim footballers playing in the Premier League. Emmanuel Eboue Samir Nasri Robin van Persie El Hadji Diouf Nicolas Anelka Salomon Kalou Marouane Fellaini Leon Osman Emmanuel Adebayor Kolo Toure Other notables Muslim players elsewhere: Freddy Kanoute Franck Ribery Yaya Toure Zinedine Zidane Can only confirm these players for [. Click to continue reading...

Of all the personalities in world football, Jose Mourinho is probably the only person I look forward to hearing speak. He's often arrogant, comical, insulting and did I say arrogant? The "Special One" doesn't hold back when it comes to expressing what he thinks often landing him in hot waters. Just like vintage Jose, he [. Click to continue reading...

A bad penalty call late in a match between Indian sides Vedic Village Reddy Enterprise and Kashipur Baghajatin Sangha caused supporters of the losing team to overreact just a smidge. From Express India:

Their supporters fired pipe guns, killing a spectator, Aminul Islam, and injuring five others.

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Freddie Kanoute isn't one to shy away from mixing his on-pitch play with his off-field beliefs. When Sevilla picked up a betting site as a sponsor, he wore a blank shirt due to his Islamic beliefs (he's since worn the sponsored jersey). So when he scored against Deportivo last night, he took it as an [. Click to continue reading...