U-16 TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM COMING TO FLORIDA

U-16 Turkish National team will participate in Nike Friendlies at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

The 2007 Nike Friendlies will take place from Dec. 6-9 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

The tourmanent will feature U.S.,Brazil, Russia and Turkey .
Scouts from top European clubs, including Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, Celtic and PSV Eindhoven will be on hand, along with college coaches from across the country.
U.S. Soccer’s Nike Friendlies is an annual competition in which the best youth soccer clubs around the United States are invited to play high-level games that stress quality soccer and player development over wins and losses.

During the tournament, www.ussoccer.com will provide comprehensive coverage of the event including mini-match reports from every game played, photos and video.
Full Schedule of Matches
International Schedule

Time (ET) Match Location
Thursday, Dec. 6
9 a.m. U.S. U-17 '91s vs. U-17/18 FC Delco Field 1
11:30 a.m. U-15/16 Irvine Strikers vs. U.S. U-15 BNT White Field 4
12 p.m. Brazil '92s vs. Turkey '92s Field 1 1:30 p.m. U-15/16 Arsenal vs. U.S. U-15 BNT Blue Field 4
3 p.m. U.S. U-17 '92s vs. Russia '92s (LIVE on FSC) Field 1

Friday, Dec. 7
9 a.m. U.S. U-17 '01s vs. U-17/18 Real Colorado Field 1
11:30 a.m. Turkey '92s vs. Russia '92s Field 1
2 p.m. U.S. U-15 BNT White vs. U-15/16 FC Portland Field 5

Saturday, Dec. 8
11:30 a.m. U.S. U-15 YNT vs. U-15/16 Surf Field 7
2:30 p.m. U.S. U-17 '92s vs. Brazil '92s (LIVE on FSC) Field 1

Sunday, Dec. 9
9 a.m. U.S. U-17 '91s vs. U-17/18 Vardar Field 1
12 p.m. U-15/16 Real So Cal vs. U.S. U-15 BNT Blue Field 5
1 p.m. Russia '92s vs. Brazil '92s Field 1
1 p.m. U-15/16 Crossfire vs. U.S. U-15 BNT White Field 4
3 p.m. U.S. U-17 '92s vs. Turkey '92s (8 p.m. ET on FSC) Field 1 ( This match will be on Fox Soccer Tv live...)

U-16 TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER:
Orhan GÜLLE Furkan ŞEKER, Sercan HACIOĞLU, Ömer KARANCI (Besiktas) Aykut KIRATLI, Gökay IRAVUL, Barış YARDIMCI (Fenerbahce), İlhan DEPE (Bursaspor)Berkin Kamil ARSLAN (Galatasaray ), Umutcan YÜKSEL (MKE Ankaragücü), Hasan Ahmet SARI (Trabzonspor) Ferhat KARAKAYA (Vestel Manisaspor), Ogulcan GOKCE (Altay), Onur KARAKABAK (Sakaryaspor ), Armagan KUS (Samsunspor), Selçuk EVCİM (Akhisar Belediye Genclik ve Spor), GOkhan TORE (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Kamil TEVFİK (Fulham FC), Gokay ISITAN (Hamburger SV).
U-16's coached by Ferhat Sudogan.


AHMET TURGUT
www.turkishsoccer.com ,Editor