Tuncay granted work permit

Tuncay Sanli has completed his move to Middlesbrough after being granted a work permit.

Tuncay joins on a free transfer from Fenerbahce and is expected to join up with his team-mates in time to fly out on the club's pre-season trip to Austria next week. The news is a further boost for Boro boss Gareth Southgate, who is confident he has significantly strengthened his squad during the summer. Boro unveiled former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere on Tuesday and with Tuncay also on board as well former Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate making his loan deal permanent, Southgate is delighted with the business he has done so far.

Because of Tuncay Turkish fans flock to Middlesbrough's website

Soccer fans in Istanbul were responsible for more hits on Middlesbrough's website in June than any others, overtaking those from the northeast England club's own town.

Boro signed Turkey forward Tuncay Sanli last week on a free transfer after his contract with Istanbul-based Turkish champion Fenerbahce expired.

With two days of June remaining, 12.8 per cent of all visitors to Middlesbrough's Web site www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk this month came from Istanbul. Middlesbrough was second on the list with 8.8 per cent, with London third on 7.1 and Turkish capital Ankara fourth on 4.8.

When Boro announced it had agreed to contract terms with the 25-year-old Tuncay on June 13, 58.6 per cent of the site's visitors came from Turkey.

USA FENERBAHCE NEW YORK BALL 2007

LIGHT MENU FOR BESIKTAS

Besiktas rivals were drawn at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.
Andorra champions FC Ranger's, whose country is participating for the first time, will take on Moldova champions FC Sheriff. The winner of the match will take on Besiktas Black Eagles in the second qualifiers match.
FC Sheriff-FC Rangers will play their first leg match on the 3rd week of July in Moldova and the second leg match will be played in Andora a week after, in the first qualifying round.
Besiktas will play against the winner in the second qualifier round at the end of July. The first leg will be played at Besiktas' Inonu stadium and the second leg will be played away in the first week of August.

Other draws are:

First Qualifying Round:
Khazar Lenkoran (Azerbaijan) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
APOEL (Greek Cyprus) vs. BATE (Belarus)
Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) vs. Torshavn (Faeroe Islands)
The New Saints (Wales) vs. FK Ventspils (Latvia)
Pobeda (Macedonia) vs. Levadia Tallinn (Estonia)
Olimpi Rustavi (Georgia) vs. Astana (Kazakhstan)
Zeta (Montenegro) vs. Kaunas (Lithuania)
Tampere United (Finland) vs. Murata (San Marino)
F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg) vs. MSK Zilina (Slovakia)
Linfield (Northern Ireland) vs. Elfsborg (Sweden)
Derry City (Ireland) vs. Pyunik (Armenia)
Marsaxlokk (Malta) vs. Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Domzale (Slovenia) vs. Tirana (Albania)

Second Qualifying Round

Derry-Pyunik winner vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs. Pobeda-Levadia winner
Rangers (Scotland) vs. Zeta-Kaunas winner
Debreceni (Hungary) vs. Linfield-Elfsborg winner
Zaglebie Lubin (Poland) vs. Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Genk (Belgium) vs. Marsaxlokk-Sarajevo winner
New Saints-Ventspils winner vs. Salzburg (Austria)
Olimpi-Astana winner vs. Rosenborg (Norway)
Hafnarfjordur-Torshavn winner vs. APOEL-BATE winner
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) vs. Beitar Jerusalem (Israel)
Dudelange-Zilina winner vs. Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
Tampere-Murata winner vs. Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
Domzale-Tirana winner vs. Lenkoran-Zagreb winner

Besiktas to sign French striker Cisse

Besiktas have agreed on terms with French midfielder Edouard Cisse, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Wednesday.

The report said that Besiktas executives Celalettin Kolon and Mario Berk have agreed with Cisse and his team Paris Saint Germain to sign a three-year contract following long talks on Tuesday night.

Besiktas will pay two million Euro transfer fee to Paris Saint Germain for the deal, said the report, adding that 29-year-old French footballer will get 1.5 million Euro per year according to the agreement.

Cisse is expected to arrive in Istanbul at the weekend to take medical and sign the contract.

Former Galatasaray coach Derwall dies

THE LEGAND IN TURKISH SOCCER DIES
Jupp Derwall has died at the age of 80, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Tuesday.

Jupp Derwall, who trained Turkey's Galatasaray soccer team that season, was jubilant Wednesday, April 17, 1985, in Trabzon, Turkey, on the shoulders of his players after his team won the Turkish Federation Cup. Derwall died Tuesday June 26, 2007 aged 80, the German Soccer Federation (DFB) said. (AP Photo)

Galatasary signs Lincoln from Schalke

Galatasary signed Brazil midfielder Lincoln from Schalke on a four-year contract Tuesday."I am happy to be wearing the jersey of such a great team," Lincoln said.Financial details were not released.

More than 1,500 Galatasaray fans cheered the 28-year-old Brazilian at the airport late Monday.

"I was amazed by the fans," Lincoln said. "I was not expecting so much interest."