Türk futbolunun yavaş yavaş Batı ile entegre çabaları içine girdiği 1950'lerin hemen başında o dönem İngiliz lig'inde de oldukça güçlü takımlar arasında olan Sunderland 13-21 Mayıs tarihleri arasında İstanbul turuna çıkmış. O dönem seçimler yeni yapılmış ve Celal Bayar Cumhurbaşkanı olmak üzere yine de tüm bu gündem maddelerine rağmen İngiliz takımının maçlarına İstanbul'da yoğun bir ilgi varmış. Click to continue reading...

Daha önce Topuz transferi olayında Rıdvan'ın Galatasaray formalı resmini blog'a koymuştum. Buyrun şimdi de 6 Haziran 1987'den bir Rıdvan Dilmen demeci. Arkasında İstanbul boğazı yanı başında sarı-kırmızı Galatasaray flaması var. Sarıyer forması ile son kez maça çıkacağını ve bundan sonra Galatsaraylı olacağını belirtmiş transferin gözdesi Rıdvan. Click to continue reading...

Yılın maçı ödülü varsa bir numaralı adayımdır bu akşam oynanan Lyon-Marsilya maçı. Bir maçın her anı bu kadar adrenalin barındırmaz normalde. Maçı ilk 15, son 15 ya da 30-60 arası diye bölmek haksızlık olur. Her saniyesi heyecan dolu basketbol maçı tadında bir futbol müsabakası oldu. Click to continue reading...

80'lerin ortası ve ikinci yarısında doğan bizim neslin içindeki Galatasaraylıların Galatasaraylı olma nedenlerinin başında gelir Old Trafford'da 3-3 biten Manchester United-Galatasaray maçı. 2-0 geriye düşüp oradan maçı çevirmek 3-3'e bağlayıp İstanbul'da İngiliz şampiyonunu elemek. Click to continue reading...

Koeman'a horon ekibi kıyafeti giydirip kemençe tutturan basın Karel Bruckner'i de Galata'da dansözle beraber çeker! 1992 senesi Sigma-Fenerbahçe eşleşmesi için İstanbul'a gelmiş o dönem Sigma'nın hocası olan Karel Bruckner. Gelmişken kebap-rakı-dansöz üçlüsüne uğramayı ihmal etmemiş. Click to continue reading...

Ok, so it has not been the best start to the season by a long way, but I am sick and tired of reading on a daily basis people continually ripping into Liverpool and Rafa Benitez.� Yeh we had a good season last year (from a premier league perspective) and yeh we have not had the best of starts to this years campaign, but to continually keep saying they are out of it and then the next week they are back in it is starting to do my head in.

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"I had come from Man United with the slippers, dressing gowns and heated floors. All of a sudden I was getting changed in a tent, chasing ducks off the training pitch and cleaning up their mess. And they leave a mess like dogs, believe me."
Steve Bruce fondly recalls the day he left United to join Birmingham. Click to continue reading...

There are certains events in life that when it comes down to it, it makes you sit up and say "What's bigger than this?" For example an India vs Pakistan encounter, or the Aussie vs South Africa one. You know it coming when someone says it just a match and nothing more. Personally the latter has been a bigger one for me, but now I have given up on cricket and prefer to sit out of the NSW vs T&T kind of matches, which is exactly the opposite of what I am talking about.

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There was always a fair bit of discomfort every time that Michael Owen returned to Liverpool in the past. Those calls asking what he was doing in Istanbul we're initially funny but eventually the feeling was that they gave way to some serious spite in his direction. Some clearly enjoyed his injuries and the way that his career spiralled downwards hitting the low point of relegation with Newcastle last term. Click to continue reading...

Looks like if some Liverpool fans are given the powers, they will sack Rafa Benitez immediately. The reason? Because we are not at the top of the table at the moment, we have not won all the games we have played so far this season, and we have not won our games by a 5 goals margin, all scored from 20 yards I suppose.

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Turkish star issues come and get me plea via his agent.

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Galatasaray midfielder Arda Turan is interested in joining Arsenal next summer, according to the player's agent.
The 22-year-old winger has made 86 appearances for the Istanbul giants scoring 22 times since breaking onto the first-team scene in 2004.

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It has been a bad seven days for Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez and it is going to get a little worse.

Liverpool co-owner George Gillett was quoted speaking to a Liverpool fan group Spirit of Shankly recently and he had this to day about the club:

"The money we have invested means it should be getting better.

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In Friday action, only one match was featured in Turkcell Super League action as Trabzonspor took on Gaziantepspor. After winning with authority over the last two weeks, Trabzonspor looked to continue their newly found run of form. Trabzonspor dictated the pace early. Drago Gabric would have a shot go off the post in the 5th minute.

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Liverpool slump to their third defeat. Losses to Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham mean that Liverpool have already lost more games than the whole of last season. But it's still early in the season, isn't it? Plenty of time to turn things around! This campaign will be different. there are new challengers, Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Spurs are in the top half too!

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Video Info:
30.09.2009 - Champions League
CSKA Moskva - Besiktas Istanbul 2:1
1:0 A. Dzagoev
2:0 M. Krasic
2:1 I. Köybasi

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"Arkadaşlarım buradan ayrılış şeklimi biliyorlar, bütün kalpleriyle benim için oynadılar, onlara teşekkür ediyorum" Ümit Karan
Ümit Karan'ı ve Galatasaray'ı bilmeyen birisi Ümit'in haksız yere gönderildiği veya iftiralara uğradığını düşünür bu söylemleri okuyunca. Click to continue reading...

Here is the schedule of matches for Week 7 of the Turkcell Super League. All matches will kick off at 8pm local Turkish time (1 pm EST, 12 pm CST, and 10 am PST). Referee assignments are in parenthesis.

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Friday September 25th:

Gençlerbirliği – Trabzonspor (Hüseyin Göçek)

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Saturday September 26th:

Antalyaspor – Fenerbahçe (Yunus Yıldırım)

Bursaspor – Diyarbakırspor (Özgüç Türkalp)

Gaziantepspor – Ankaragücü (Kuddusi Müftüoğlu)

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor – Sivasspor (Selçuk Dereli)

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Sunday September 27th:

Kayserispor – Kasımpaşa (Özgür Yankaya)

Galatasaray – Eskişehirspor (Cüneyt Çakır)

Denizlispor – Manisaspor (Halis Özkahya)

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� � � � Milliyet, the Turkish daily newspaper, is reporting that Roberto Carlos will be having his final match in a Fenerbahçe uniform. His last match for Fenerbahçe will apparently be this week against Antalyaspor, or in week 8 against Gençlerbirliği. The 36 year old player has stated a desire to return to Brazil from the beginning of the season to now.

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The '15 Minutes That Shook the World (the untold story of Istanbul)' DVD is out in November and here is a clip and trailer from the movie that explains exactly what happened on that fateful night in Istanbul when a Rafa team talk turned the world on its head!

Portsmouth Vs Liverpool Tickets Still Available!

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I've said it once, I'll say it again.
Istanbul is an awesome soccer city. Take a look at these Besiktas fans rocking the house. Click to continue reading...

Sooner or later Ferguson is going to realise that 433 simply isn't working. It didn't work against Arsenal and it didn't work last night in Istanbul where United just about managed to see off the dispirited challenge of Besiktas thanks to a late, but very welcome Paul Scholes header.One wonders if the United manager had paid any attention at all to his spying reports on the Turks because four Click to continue reading...

I had to laugh this past weekend when the commentator described the City of Manchester Stadium as a "cauldron." To me, it's a bowl. A bowl that removes the crowd from the game. Instead, a better analogy of a cauldron would be a particular stadium in Istanbul for tonight's must-watch match between Besiktas and Manchester United.

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The decision to release Michael Shields, made by Justice Secretary Jack Straw this morning brings to a close one chapter of a particularly unpleasant incident in the recent history of English football. It has to be said, however, that it opens a completely new one and it must be hoped that this is a story which will not now be brushed under the carpet.

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American international Heath Pearce has signed for Turkish First Division side Buraspor (just south of Istanbul).
The Gators are currently in fifth place on seven points after the first four matches of the season.
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Gözünüzün önüne hafif bir perde insin biraz da buğu! Şimdi 1998'deyiz! Biraz Flashback iyi gelecektir!
"Dört ünlü kulüpten transfer teklifi aldığını söyleyen yıldız futbolcu, ‘‘Artık Türkiye'de oynamak istemiyorum. Futboldan sonraki en büyük tutkum olan atlara da veda ediyorum. Click to continue reading...

Fenerbahçe-Diyarbakırspor maçı sonrası yapılan yorumlar ve dokundurmalar gösteriyor ki ne kadar kaçınsakta belki de bilinç altının ortaya çıkardığı bir ikiyüzlülük durumu çoğumuzda var. Yaşananların rezalet olduğu herkesin buluştuğu nokta fakat işin içine Diyarbakırspor ismi girince maalesef tepki ve yorumlar birazcık değişiyor. Click to continue reading...

You may be wondering why we have chosen to give valuable COS real estate to this game, well if you play the video you will see the mother of all comebacks, one that goes one better than night in Istanbul in 2005!

• Revealed: How Barcelona Ace Leo Messi Managed to Score a Header Against Man Utd!

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The usual scenes of pandemonium greeted Elano has he arrived in Istanbul to sign for Galatasary yesterday.
In what seems like a Turkish tradition, the Brazilian midfielder was mobbed as he made his way through the airport and almost blinded by camera flashes as his entourage did their best to guide Elano to his waiting transport. Click to continue reading...

This summer has seen the 5th anniversary of Rafael Benitez becoming the manager at Liverpool Football Club. There have been highs and lows since 16th June 2004 but whatever your feelings towards Rafa it can't be denied we have seen some amazing games during his time at the club. Now we want to know which have been [. Click to continue reading...

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (English: Galatasaray Sports Club), is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K. The Galatasaray football team is one of the most successful in Turkish football, holding the joint record for Turkish League titles, and record number of both Turkish Cup and TSYD [. Click to continue reading...

But not the one you expected Liverpool's dramatic 2005 Champions League victory is the subject of a new short film. Fifteen Minutes That Shook The World will take a comic look at the Reds' famous comeback against AC Milan in Istanbul. Steven Gerrard (assuming he is not behind bars), Jamie Carragher and Dietmar Hamman are among [. Click to continue reading...

Hani bir kavram vardır ya "İstanbul Bey Efendisi" diye. Bey Efendiliği tescilli, tatlı dilli, kimseyi rencide etmeyen, Beşiktaş'a ve futbola sevgisi döneminin aşkları gibi saf ve temiz olan ve şimdinin gençlerine örnek gösterilebilecek nadir insanlardandı Vedat Okyar. Çok sevdiği Beşitaş'ın çifte kupasını görmüş olup vefat etmesi belki de ömrünün son günlerinin mesud geçmesini sağladı. Click to continue reading...

While� Florentino Pérez has been busy� attempting to� revenge his fantasy football frustrations� ("why won't� The Sun let me have Cristiano Ronaldo,� Kaká and Karim Benzema!?") on� Real Madrid, another of Europe's less glamorous elite clubs has been undoing a "sporting project" of their own.

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Her kulüp taraftarı için kendi kulübü en büyüktür muhakkak! Real Madrid'li için de aynısı geçerli Hacettepespor'lu için de. Çünkü her takımın kendine özgü bir ruhu, bir havası vardır. O büyüklüğü sadece sevenleri anlayabilir. Lakin arada sırada büyüklüğünün sınırlarını bilmek ve mantık çerçevesinde davranmak lazımdır. Click to continue reading...

It's been clear for quite a while that Andriy Shevchenko will leave Stamford Bridge this summer and even though the Ukrainian striker was linked with the return to Dynamo Kyiv, the latest reports are suggesting he could join Fenerbahce after all. Player's manager is negotiating the transfer with Turkish giants but we are yet to see if Sheva will choose Fener over his Dynamo.

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