FREDDY ADU Will Play for Portuguese Power Benfica

The 18-year-old attacking midfielder, whose D.C. United career began at age 14 amid wild expectations and came to a disappointing end last winter with a trade to MLS's worst team, was in Lisbon yesterday to finalize a five-year contract with Portuguese power Benfica.

Adu arrived in Lisbon on Monday with his mother, Emelia, and Los Angeles-based agent, Richard Motzkin, and trained yesterday with Benfica, which is preparing for European Champions League qualifying in two weeks. He is scheduled to return to the Washington area today to gather his belongings and spend time with friends and family, then fly back to Portugal on Sunday.

Adu, who immigrated to the United States from Ghana with his mother and brother in 1997.
Benfica wrap up a deal for Freddy Adu (18) who agreed a five-year deal. The Portoguese club paid up to 1.5 millions of dollars to Real Salt Lake.

Adu's salary is expected to be moderately more than the $550,000.

Galatasaray approach Man Utd for Saha

Galatasaray have asked Manchester United to keep them informed of Louis Saha's situation.

The France international is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines and while Gala are keen to take him off United's hands, they want the forward to prove his fitness first.

The Turkish giants are desperate to make a splash in the summer market and are turning to Saha after failing in bids for Julio Baptista [Real Madrid] and Kevin Kuranyi [Schalke].

CONFUSED Ertugrul Saglam and BESIKTAS TRANSFERS LAMINA DIATTA!

WHO IS Lamine Diatta!...click here....


Confused Besiktas completed the transfer of Senegalese soccer star Lamine Diatta.

Diatta who is a favored defense player will sign a two-year contract with the Istanbul team. The 32 year-old player will get one million Euros for a year.

The black player who was playing for St. Etienne is expeced to arrive in Istanbul on Thursday.

ROBERO CARLOS SHIRT GOES TO MATCH REFEREE

ONLY IN TURKEY!.....
After the friendly match ,Roberto Carlos was asked by match referee Huseyin Gocek to have his jersey.

ROBERTO CARLOS MAKES A DEBUT IN TURKEY

Fenerbahce's Roberto Carlos (L) of Brazil and Ugur Boral celebrate Boral's goal against Shaktar Donetsk during a friendly soccer match at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul July 28, 2007. REUTERS
Fenerbahce's Roberto Carlos of Brazil walks onto the pitch in his first appearance for his team during a friendly soccer match against Shaktar Donetsk at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul July 28, 2007. REUTERS
Fenerbahce: 1 Shakhtar Donetsk: 1
Fenerbahce draw against Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk by 1-1. In the 69th minute, Uğur Boral scored the Fenerbahce's goal.but,in the 88th minute,Gladkyy scored the equlizing goal.The game ended with a score of 1-1.

TFF TURKISH SUPER CUP TICKETS GO ON SALE

TFF Super Cup which is going to be played in Cologne on August 5th,2007, is on sale. The prices are between 25 and 150 Euro.Here are the links to buy the tickets
For Fenerbahce fans
For Besiktas fans

Trabzonspor miss out on UEFA Cup

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Trabzonspor were handed a 2-1 home defeat to Romania's Otelul Galati in the second-leg of the Intertoto Cup third round to miss out on a place in the UEFA Cup.

Ceyhun Eris put Trabzonspor ahead as early as the sixth minute, giving the home side the upper hand as they scored an away goal in the 2-1 first-leg defeat.

However, Janos Szekely leveled the score six minutes later before Gabriel Jula converted a penalty kick in stoppage time to ensure Galati's progress to the UEFA Cup qualifying round 4-2 on aggregate