Appiah demands West Ham talks

Ghana captain Stephen Appiah has asked his club Fenerbahce to talk to West Ham over a possible move to the English Premiership.

The Turkish champions are reluctant to release the midfielder, having turned down several offers for the 26-year-old.

With the imminent departure of Yossi Benayoun to Liverpool, West Ham are keen on using the money earned from the sale of Nigel Reo-Coker to enter the chase for the Ghana captain.

Appiah is reported to be frustrated at efforts being made to keep him at Fenerbahce and his absence on the first day of the team's training camp in Austria has prompted fears of a protest from the midfielder.

Appiah said: "If West Ham United have expressed strong interest in me and I think Fenerbahce will have to listen to their offer and other offers on the table for me.

"It is public knowledge that I want to move to England in the interest of the education of my kids, who still live in Italy because of their education.

"At the start of last season I turned down several offers from top clubs in Europe just to help Fenerbahce lift the title because of my love for the team and fans.

"Even while I was injured I continued to play to secure the title so they should also take my interest into consideration and listen to the offers.

"It is only fair that having served them with all my heart they should also take my interest into consideration even though I understand I have a contract with this great Turkish club.

"I want my future to be sorted out soon so that I can make my future plans now."

The midfielder could have joined for Scottish side Celtic for US$11m last month, according to the Times but his reported demands for £60,000-a-week were too much for Celtic to stomach.

However, Celtic could bring Appiah back to the negotiating table if Thomas Gravesen is offloaded to English Championship side Sheffield United.

German side Schalke are also reported to have upped their offer to secure Appiah ahead of their participation in the Uefa Champions League.

Valencia and Juventus have also been linked with a summer move for Appiah.
Source:Ghana Football Association

Schock ban for Besiktas's Tello

Besiktas Black Eagles new transfer Rodrigo Tello Chile has been banned after the incidents accured in the Copa America.

Apart from Tello ,five other iternational players have been banned from representing their country for 20 games after an incident at a hotel in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.

The senior internationals were punished for getting drunk, trashing a hotel room and verbally abusing female staff members at the hotel.

Source:The New Anatolian

ATTENTION TO TURKISH SOCCER TEAMS IN CANADA AND UNITED STATES!......

2007 AUGUST 30, ANNUAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT will be held on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at MANALLAPAN RECREATION CENTER, MANALAPAN,NJ....

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VOLKAN TURGUT IN VESTEL MANISA CAMP

HE PLAYED IN FRIENDLY MATCH AGAINST RASIM KARA'S TEAM KARABAG FROM AZERBEYCAN....
Vestel Manisaspor-Karabað: 1-2
Yeni sezon hazýrlýklarýný Kýzýlcahamam’da sürdüren Vestel Manisaspor’umuz ilk hazýrlýk maçýnda Azerbaycan 1.Ligi ekiplerinden Karabað takýmýna 2-1 maðlup oldu. Sahaya genç oyunculardan oluþan bir kadroyla çýkan takýmýmýzýn tek golünü Nizamettin atarken, Karabað’ý gollerini Arslan ve Vakýf kaydetti. Sahaya Egemen, Enes, Serkan Akýn, Ersan, Oðuz, Yunus, Tuncay, Nizamettin, Akif, Yiðit ve Sinan onbiriyle çýkan ekibimiz, özellikle ilk yarýda iyi bir oyun sergiledi. Teknik Direktör Giray Bulak maçýn ikinci yarýsýnda Erman, Hikmet ve Volkan gibi genç oyunculara da forma þansý verdi. Karabað 37.dakikada Arslan’ýn golüyle öne geçti. 44.dakikada Nziamettin’in frikikten attýðý golle skora denge geldi. Maçýn son
dakikalarýnda Vakýf’ýn golü Karabað’a galibiyeti getirdi

SOME LIKE IT SOME DON'T!

TFF has announced the number of foreign players as 6+1.The federation finaly decided!....it will be 6+1 !.....Fenerbahce and their fans don't like it!... Because they have

8 foreign players. They will end up sending one or two players from their roster.

On the other hand Besiktas and Galtasaray still has one player room on their roster.

That's why some like it and some don't like it!....

TRABZONSPOR THRASH VLLAZNIA!...

In the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round first leg Trabzonspor, trashed Vllaznia ,6-0. Ersen Martin scored the first goal on 12 minutes before Ceyhun Eris (32) and Cağdaş Atan (39) extended the advantage. In the second half, Trabzonspor continued to dominate with Serkan Balci (51) and Martin (59), again, adding further efforts before Omer Riza scored the sixth goal two minutes from time.

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.