Turkey's new head coach Guus Hiddink, said, during the interview with NTV Spor Tv , He will
Travel with Turkish National team to United States at the end of May,2010.
He said He had offers to be in the world Cup Tournament but he said he decide to stay with Turkish
National team and get to know his new team players.
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Turkey's new manager, Wayne Rooney, Sol Campbell, Chester City and another crazy idea from the
Premier League all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly section of the
podcast.
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It has been confirmed, through various sources, that the Turkish Football Federation has agreed
in principle to hire Guus Hiddink as the head coach of the Turkish national team. Hiddink, who is
still under contract with the Russian Football Federation until June, will sign a contract that
will have him begin his duties as head coach on August 1, 2010.
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By Ollie Irish
"Sir, please take off your shoes, your belt and your many scarves... oh, and the rest of
your clothes too... now bend over."
Gio dos Santos was welcomed to new club Galatasaray like a hero, as seems to be
the way in Turkish football.
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It has now been reported by Fanatik and Sky Sports in England that Mexican international player
Giovani dos Santos will now head to Galatasaray on a loan. The player had been playing for
Tottenham Hotspur. Dos Santos played for Barcelona when current Galatasaray head coach Frank
Rijkaard was at the helm there.
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Anfield Talk 15 January @ 03:17 PM EDT
According to reports in the Turkish press, Rafa Benitez rejected the recent bid from Birmingham for
Ryan Babel as they are in negotiations with Turkish giants Galatasaray for a swap deal plus cash
for their captain and star man Arda Turan.
The player was widely expected to leave Galatasaray last summer with the club finishing a highly
disappointing 5th in the Turkish league, 10 points behind champions Besiktas.
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Digiturk, the satellite service hosting LigTV, has renewed their contract to broadcast the
Turkcell Super League for the next four seasons, from the 2010 to 2014. Digiturk will play $321
million each season for the broadcast rights. Compare that with the current deal that Digiturk has,
which is $140 million dollars per year, starting from 2005.
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A match fixing scandal reported a few days ago in Turkish newspapers rocked Turkish soccer and
European soccer in general. There has been some action taken in order to alleviate the problem.
Kayserispor, currently in fourth place in the Turkcell Super League, has suspended midfielder
Bilal Aziz Özer from the team due to allegations that he and two other players, whom have not been
named, attempted to manipulate a match this season against Eskişehirspor.
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On January 5th, national daily newspaper Milliyet broke the story that 19 soccer matches in
Turkey have allegedly been fixed. English language daily Today's Zaman also reported this story the
following day. The 3,500 page report, prepared by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Bochum,
Germany, was submitted to the Turkish Football Federation.
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The Turkish national team has not had a head coach since the last of the World Cup qualifiers
was ended in October. With Fatih Terim's resignation, there have been plenty of rumors going around
the internet as to who is the next guy on the hot seat. Perhaps, it would be best for the Turkish
Football Federation to get a foreigner this time around.
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All Prem corner takers should watch this video, taken during a recent clash between rivals
Galatasaray and Fenerbahce:
And you thought you had it bad sometimes!?
This is a bit like the conveyor belt on The Generation Game: Coin... lighter...
flare... cup... cup.
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It's December 1st! So I hope you're all enjoying that horrible chalky chocolate sheep from your
Advent calendars this morning.
But way more importantly, it's International Watch Another League month! That's right kids, it's
back. For the entire month of December, I will shun the Premier League in favour of another league,
which is especially hard seeing as I'll be in England all next week singing like a girl for schools
that teach people to do things like that.
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It's depressing to wake up at half past three in the morning hoping to catch a Manchester United
victory and the first two names you see on the teamsheet are Ben Foster and Gary Neville. It's even
more disheartening trying to get back to sleep two hours later having seen them lose their first
Champions League group match at home in eight years to a team who lost 8-0 to Liverpool on their
last visit to England.
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I am in no way any sort of expert of Turkish Football (the most I know is that they make Euros
fun as shit to watch), coupled with the fact that United have already assured qualification to the
knock-out round, makes Wednesday's match somewhat of a mystery. Fergie will undoubtedly give our
youth a good go, and also give some playing time to our returning injured players.
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200 matches and nine different countries are under big mess....
And Turkey is in this mess too...
No one could say this is bogus news or investigation....
This investigation is being done by German Authority and UEFA knows it....
Fifteen people were arrested in Germany and two in Switzerland following more than 50 raids across
those two countries.
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After the disappointment of the Turkish national team not qualifying for the World Cup in 2010,
seeing the Turkcell Super League start back up is a welcome sight for Turkish football fans.
Saturday action in the Turkcell Super League would feature just two matches. The struggling
Beşiktaş took on lowly Kasımpaşa, while Bursaspor took on Denizlispor.
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Turkish national team had a disastrous score against Bosnia on an away game and lost its chances (I
think) to qualify for World Cup 2010.
The team started well, but couldn't sustain its calmness during the game. As a result, they ended
up losing their concentration and tactical discipline.
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Turkcell Super League team Ankaraspor has been relegated to the lower First Division by the Turkish
Football Association. Ankaraspor board agreed a merger with Ankaragucu during the season, which was
found dubious by the federation.
Ankaraspor has been an interesting team in Turkish Football.
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In its fifth match in European Cups, Sivasspor has suffered a disappointing defeat against
Anderlecht. With 5 new players in the squad, and the injuries of Mehmet Yildiz and Sezer Badur,
Sivasspor has shown signs of extreme lack of discipline and organization. Especially the Australian
goalkeeper Petkovic made crucial mistakes and the team failed to produce goal chances.
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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 [.
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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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It is probably the most surprising transfer of the year: Ankaragucu has transferred Manchester
City's Darius Vassell on a free transfer. He signed a 2+1 year contract and he will earn 900k Euros
per year.
Ankaragucu is an interesting team with a passionate supporter group. They always manage to avoid
relegation somehow and this year they will be celebrating their 100th year.
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As Darius Vassell mulls over a move to Turkey, we look at those who have blazed the trail for him.
1. Colin Kazim Richards CKR - the Coca Cola Kid - not only made himself at home in Turkey, he
bagged a Champions League goal for Fenerbahce against Chelsea and broke into the Turkish national
team. He [.
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Turkish website sporx.com reports that Sochaux's French-born strikers has signed a contract with
Paris Saint Germain. He is a good player, who also plays for the Turkish national team, and and has
fame for his flair, pace, and solemn attitude. Good luck to him at PSG, the national team needs
him.
A clip of Erding from youtube:
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TRABZON (A.A) - 22.06.2009 - Turkey's Turkcell Super League (first division) team Trabzonspor
agreed in terms with Belgian coach Hugo Broos, the club announced on Monday.
"Hugo Broos has become our new coach," Trabzonspor said in a statement posted in its website.
Club's chairman Sadri Sener met with former Club Brugges and Anderlecht coach Broos in Istanbul and
sides agreed at the meeting, it said.
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Turkish FA give gay ref red card A Turkish referee is preparing to go to the European Court of
Human Rights after allegedly being stripped of his licence for being gay. Halil Ibrahim Dincdag,
aged 33, had his refereeing licence revoked after coming out on a TV show last month. He said: "I
have not committed a [.
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As one new addition looks set to move to Anfield another could be hot on his heels!
The Rumour
According to reports in the Turkish press Liverpool and Manchester United are gearing up for a
battle for the exciting young Turkish winger Arda Turan this summer. The player is expected to
leave Galatasaray with the club finishing a highly disappointing 5th in the Turkish league, 10
points behind champions Besiktas.
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The rumor has it that Galatasaray's, Turkish national team's, defender will complete a transfer
deal to Olympique Marseille for 7 million euros. He is worth more than that, for sure, because
Marseille is transfering a player who is absolutely going to do whatever is necessary to show the
best performance for his club.
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If Fenerbahce manages to sign Luca Toni, as it has been reported, it will probably be the most
sensational transfer of the season (depending on Galatasaray's signings). I hear that Fenerbahce is
offering up to 8 million euros to Bayern Munich, and, to me, it is a good enough figure for a
player at that age.
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Du Nord 11 June @ 11:24 AM EDT
Justin Paul fills us in on the top flight Turkish football season.
The Turkish
Süper Lig saw one of its most competitive seasons ever recently finished. Most
notably, two provincial Anatolian sides, Sivasspor and Trabzonspor, were competitive up until the
final week. It was however
Beşiktaş, historically Turkey's 3rd club from the Istanbul big
three, that took the crown.
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Trabzonspor has failed to appoint Sven Goran Eriksson as the manager of the club. Their attempt to
sign him was is an exciting and surprising decision to me, as Trabsonspor, traditionally, doesn't
work with such high profile managers. Trabzon, located in the northern part of the country (by the
Black Sea) is a relatively small city and known for their passionate and impatient supporters.
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Turkish Super League club Genclerbirligi has announced that they have appointed German manager
Thomas Doll for 09/10 season. The club's president, Ilhan Cavcav, is infamous for his sackings of
club's managers and I don't know how long Doll will survive in Ankara club. The team, famous for
its B team and youth academy, managed to stay in the league last season after after a long battle.
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