If the FA is looking for another example of how not to tackle, this should fill the void. Returning to Besiktas after missing two months with an injury, Ricardo Quaresma earned a straight red for his scissor tackle from behind on Mersin's Mustafa Keceli. That got him a ban for Saturday's Istanbul derby against Fenerbahce.

Ricardo Quaresma is sort of the quintessential flashy footballer. The type of gent whose game translates better to YouTube and the video game of your choice rather than a pitch of appropriate measure. Turns out his lifestyle is equally as flashy. He was the victim of an armed robbery this morning, of things which were on his person.

Ricardo Quaresma is sort of the quintessential flashy footballer. The type of gent whose game translates better to YouTube and the video game of your choice rather than a pitch of appropriate measure. Turns out his lifestyle is equally as flashy. He was the victim of an armed robbery this morning, of things which were on his person.

The Serie A's Golden Bin nominations have been revealed and i am quite surprised to see who made the list. Once again Juventus dominates the list with Felipe Melo ( who i thoroughly agree should be on the list) and Milos Krasic making the cut.

Others who made the list include Luca Toni, Amauri, Diego Milito, Diego Forlan, Mauro Zarate, Adrian Mutu, Santiago Silva of Fiorentina and Eduardo from Genoa.

Besiktas's Ricardo Quaresma and Ibrahim Toroman
Thanks to Quaresma, Besiktas won the match in the injury -time with Quaresma's big life saving goal..
Besiktas was up 2-0 in the begining of the second half but Maccabi Tel-Aviv tied the match with two quick goal..

Ricardo Quaresma deu hoje espectáculo em Telavive com dois portentosos golos que garantiram o triunfo ao Besiktas frente ao Maccabi. Primeiro, já em tempo de compensação do primeiro tempo atirou uma bomba de primeira ao ângulo superior direito. Depois, quando a partida caminhava para o final com um empate a duas bolas, o extremo formado no Sporting "lembrou-se" de tirar três adversários do caminho e fazer o 2-3 final.

Ricardo Quaresma deu hoje espectáculo em Telavive com dois portentosos golos que garantiram o triunfo ao Besiktas frente ao Maccabi. Primeiro, já em tempo de compensação do primeiro tempo atirou uma bomba de primeira ao ângulo superior direito. Depois, quando a partida caminhava para o final com um empate a duas bolas, o extremo formado no Sporting "lembrou-se" de tirar três adversários do caminho e fazer o 2-3 final.

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Besiktas' Egemen Korkmaz (C), Fabian Ernst (R) and Thomas Sivok celebrate after scoring against Dynamo Kiev during their Europa League Group E soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul,Turkey
It was a must win match for Besiktas and they did it.

There are certain players who are perfectly suited to that flashy video game style, but not so much to the application of those technical skills on the professional pitch. Ricardo Quaresma is always the first name that comes to mind.

Then there are those who are effective footballers, but aren't so much your typical "video game" type player.

Claudio Ranieri is the 4th Inter Milan's manager since the leaving of Josè Mourinho, just 16 months ago. The Portouguese manager left Inter Milan after the winning of Uefa Champions League on May 2010. From that moment the dressing room of the Italian club has welcome Rafa Benitez, Leonardo De Araujo and Gian Piero Gasperini.

Stoke City came from behind to defeat Besiktas 2-1 thanks to Jon Walters' penalty in Thursday's Europa League clash at the Britannia Stadium.
Besiktas scored first but one minte later Stoke tied the match...
Besiktas went ahead in the 14th minute when Roberto Hilbert scored on to Ricardo Quaresma's pass, but their lead lasted only a couple minutes, goalkeeper Rustu Recber unable to claim Dean Whitehead's corner and Peter Crouch scored the goal for Stoke City.

The top team in the Group E, Besiktas will try to win their second match against Stoke City, after beating Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv with 5-1 score.
Besiktas coach Carlos Carvalhal told his players to be on their guard against the threat of Stoke striker Peter Crouch.

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Don't you just love it when karma intervenes?

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Pies pick of the ten best photos from yesterday evening's round of Europa League tomfoolery...

Birmingham mascots Belle and Beau brave the darkness to salute the St Andrews crowd before their 3-1 defeat to Portuguese side Braga

Shamrock Rovers' Craig Sives launches into an unorthodox tackle on Rubin Kazan's Salvatore Bocchetti at the Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.

Besikas won the Turkish Cup after beating Istanbul Buyuksehir in a dramatic way..
They won the match, after playing more than two hours of soccer on Wendsday night, in Kayseri,Kadir Has stadium.....
IN the normal time the match ended 2-2 and in the two 15 minutes over time period both sides could not score goal and penalty shootout took place.

Besikas won the Turkish Cup after beating Istanbul Buyuksehir in a dramatic way..
They won the match, after playing more than two hours of soccer on Wendsday night, in Kayseri,Kadir Has stadium.....
IN the normal time the match ended 2-2 and in the two 15 minutes over time period both sides could not score goal and penalty shootout took place.

Besikas won the Turkish Cup after beating Istanbul Buyuksehir in a dramatic way..
They won the match, after playing more than two hours of soccer on Wendsday night, in Kayseri,Kadir Has stadium.....
IN the normal time the match ended 2-2 and in the two 15 minutes over time period both sides could not score goal and penalty shootout took place.

Instead of Besiktas, Dynamo Kiev put a foot in the last 16 of the Europa League as they claimed a comfortable 4-1 win in the first leg match.
Andriy Shevchenko setup and goal and then scored one in his 84-minutes appearance as Dynamo Kiev used a powerful second half to beat Besiktas 4-1 in Europa League action on Thursday.

Instead of Besiktas, Dynamo Kiev put a foot in the last 16 of the Europa League as they claimed a comfortable 4-1 win in the first leg match.
Andriy Shevchenko setup and goal and then scored one in his 84-minutes appearance as Dynamo Kiev used a powerful second half to beat Besiktas 4-1 in Europa League action on Thursday.

Instead of Besiktas, Dynamo Kiev put a foot in the last 16 of the Europa League as they claimed a comfortable 4-1 win in the first leg match.
Andriy Shevchenko setup and goal and then scored one in his 84-minutes appearance as Dynamo Kiev used a powerful second half to beat Besiktas 4-1 in Europa League action on Thursday.

It wasn't supposed to be like this for Beşiktaş.

After stealing the transfer headlines in Turkey last summer and this past winter, Beşiktaş looked to have a team that would not only contend for the Turkish Super League title, but perhaps win the title by a very comfortable margin. After the transfers of Hugo Almeida, Simao Sabrosa, and the loan of Manuel Fernandes right before the second half of the season started, there was talk of Beşiktaş possibly winning every match in the second half of the season.

With Argentina taking on Portugal in Geneva on Wednesday afternoon/evening, and the world's press (and especially, it would seem, the Argentina, Portuguese and Spanish media) pushing the fixture as a battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, I thought it ... Continue reading →

With the transfer window closing, many transfers and loans have been made to strengthen teams. In Turkey, teams have scrambled to strengthen their rosters in the four weeks of the winter transfer window. Two loan moves have particularly piqued the interest of American soccer fans. Before these loan moves, Brad Freidel was the only American soccer player that had played in Turkey, playing for Galatasaray for the 1995-96 season.

While not new, it's always good to revisit Volkan Demirel's midsection at whim. Image: Reuters/AP Photo.

Haven'tcha heard? Turkey is the new Germany.

Because there's always room for improvement in football, we're making an earnest appeal on behalf of obscure footballers from around the world.

Turkish giants Beşiktaş (or Besiktas in English) unveiled new signings Simao Sabrosa, Hugo Almedia and Manuel Fernandes on Monday. The three Portuguese internationals arrived at Besiktas from Atlético de Madrid, Valencia CF and Werder Bremen respectively. They join fellow Portuguese international Ricardo Quaresma at the Instanbul club currently managed by former Real Madrid boss and [.