Archive for the 'Turkey' Category

February 16th, 2010

Guus Hiddink Takes Turkey Post

Coming off the disappointment of missing out on qualifying Russia for the World Cup, Dutchman Guus Hiddink has found himself a new payday after agreeing to a deal with Turkey. (more...)
January 14th, 2010

Wounded Soldiers, Ankara Turkey

Disabled soccer players of a Turkish amputee football team, whose members are soldiers wounded in the line of duty, run during a warm-up before a demonstration match in Ankara January 13, 2010.
October 10th, 2009

Belgium v Turkey – World Cup Qualifying Highlights

Emile Mpenza's double earned Belgium three points against Turkey in their World Cup Group Five qualifier in Brussels. The result moved fourth-placed Belgium to within two points of the third-spotted Turks ahead of Wednesday's final round of matches. It was a lively and exciting match in the Belgian capital, with action switching from end to end ...
September 15th, 2009

Besiktas Fans Are No Joke

There are some pretty crazy videos of Turkish fans singing, jumping, lighting things on fire and basically going nuts. With Manchester United about to kick off against Turkish club Besiktas in the Champions League, I figured now was a good time to put up this video of the Besiktas fans. These cats are no joke, and they definitely get behind their ...
September 8th, 2008

Soccer Diplomacy

It was a football game that could set the ball rolling to resolve one of history's most bitter enmities. In an unprecedented visit for two countries divided by the legacy of the 20th century's first genocide, the presidents of Turkey and Armenia sat together in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to watch their national teams play a World Cup qualifying ...
July 8th, 2008

Fenerbache Drops 15 Million Euros For Guiza

With 70 year old Luis Aragones stepping down as Spanish head coach after winning the 2008 European Championship and signing a two year deal to coach Turkish side Fenerbache, his first order of business was to put his stamp on the team. That stamp would be dropping 15 Million Euros on one of his most trusted, RCD Mallorca's Dani Guiza who signed a ...
June 29th, 2008

Ummm…. Can Anyone Play Forward?

UPDATE - Villareal and Turkey striker Nihat Kahveci has been ruled out up to four months after having to undergo surgery to repair the tendon injured during Turkey's win over Croatia in the 2008 Euro Quater-Finals. Remember the 28 year old Nihat was the goal scorer, dropping two near injury time during Turkey's dramatic 3-2 come from behind victory ...