GALATASARAY SIGN 30 YEAR OLD NONDA!....

The 30-year-old, who spent last season on loan at English side Blackburn Rovers, signed a two-year contract and moves from Italian side AS Roma for an undisclosed fee. Nonda was linked with moves to several European clubs but Galaratasaray were the only team to have met Roma's financial demands. "We had to beat other tough competition to sign Nonda," Galatasaray general manager Adnan Sezgin told BBC Sport. "He is a good addition to our squad and we are confident he will make an impact here."
Source : wires

Champions League groups Announced!....

Fenerbahce team will play at Group G against Italian Inter, Dutch PSV Eindhoven and Russian CSKA Moscow teams.

Besiktas team will play at Group A against British Liverpool, Portuguese FC Porto and French Marseille teams.

First matches will be played on September 18th and 19th in European Champions League.

Groups and teams are as follows:

GROUP A:

Liverpool (Britain) FC Porto (Portugal) Marseille (France) BESIKTAS (Turkey)



GROUP B:

Chelsea (Britain) Valencia (Spain) Schalke 04 (Germany) Rosenborg (Norway)

GROUP C:

Real Madrid (Spain) Werder Bremen (Germany) Lazio (Italy) Olympiakos (Greece)

GROUP D:

AC Milan (Italy) Benfica (Portugal) Celtic (Scotland) Shakhtar Donetsk(Ukraine)

GROUP E:

FC Barcelona (Spain) Olympique Lyon (France) Stuttgart (Germany) Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)

GROUP F:

Manchester United (Britain) AS Roma (Italy) Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

GROUP G:

Inter (Italy) PSV Eindhoven (The Netherlands) CSKA Moscow (Russia) FENERBAHCE (Turkey)

GROUP H:

Arsenal (Britain) Sevilla (Spain) or AEK Athens (Greece) Steaua Bucharest (Romania) Slavia Prag (Czech Rep.)

GALATASARAY AND KAYSERI ERCIYESSPOR IN THE UEFA CUP!....

GOOD WEEK FOR TURKISH TEAMS IN EUROPE!
Galatasaray defeated Croatian NK Slaven team 2-1........
Galatasaray defeated Croatian NK Slaven team 2-1 in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg in Istanbul on Thursday. Galatasaray was qualified for the first round. Galatasaray defeated NK Slaven 2-1 at half time.
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen
Referees: Nicola Rizzou, Andrea Stefani, Massimo Biasutio (Italy)
Galatasaray: Orkun, Sabri, Song, Servet, Ugur, Hasan, Ayhan, Lincoln, Volkan, Umit, Hakan
NK Slaven: Ivesa, Bosnjak, Bozal, Poldrvgac, Kresinger, Senic, Sopic, Poljak, Yayalo, Radicek, Radeljic
Scorers: Umit (min. 10), Hakan (min. 37) (Galatasaray), Poljak (min. 36) (NK Slaven)
Kayseri Erciyesspor defeat Israeli Maccabi......
Kayseri Erciyesspor soccer team of Turkey defeated Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv team 3-1 in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg in Kayseri on Thursday.
Kayseri Erciyesspor defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv team 2-1 at half time.
Stadium: Buyuksehir Belediyesi Ataturk
Referees: Alexandru Dan Tudor, Ionel Popa, Nicolae Sorin Meghesan (Romania)
Kayseri Erciyesspor: Yusuf, Huseyin, Kemal, Emrah (min. 58 Alaattin), Koksal, Adem (min. 76 Ramazan), Kamil, Aydin, Ilker, Ilhan, Burhan (min. 87 Omer)
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Oragoslav, Shpungin, Hadad (min. 71 Shivhon), Kapiloto, Mesika, Roman, Yeini, Nimny, Haddad, Azrane (min. 64 Peretz), Kamanan (min. 78 Biton)
Scorers: Ilhan (min. 6), Koksal (min. 15), Alaattin (min. 72) (Kayseri Erciyesspor), Haddad (min. 41) (Maccabi Tel Aviv).

GALATASARAY and KAYSERI ERCIYESSPOR ON THE VERGE OF UEFA CUP

Galatasaray will take on Slaven of Croatia while Kayseri Erciyesspor will host Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg match!.....

Erciyesspor v Maccabi Tel Aviv ..12 NOON,ET. Live Score..

Galatasaray v Slaven Koprivnica ....1:00 PM,ET> LIve Score...

Besiktas and Fenerbahce hand and hand to Champions League!....

First it was Besiktas than Fenerbahce earned the ticket to go to to Champions League....
It was a good day and good night for Turkish soccer fans around the world .... I have boldly mention this last week's League review...Besiktas needed Delgado in Europe..which they did!...and he scored the both goals for Besiktas...I hope Ertugrul Saglam, will learn his lesson from this.... Because, let me say it again...Besiktas need Delgodo just like Fenerbahce needs Kezman in the Europe....
By the way, Ertugrul Saglam, is not the first Turkish coach to take Besiktas to Champions League....
How fast our Turkish soccer media forgot, Rasim Kara!..He is the first Turkish soccer coach to take Besiktas to Champions League... I can not understand how they write news before investigating the past.
Besitktas beat Zurich 2-0 and Fenerbahce won against Anderlecht in away match with same score ..Kezman scored the first goal and than in the 78th minute of the mach Alex scored the second goal.

Besiktas: Hakan, Serdar Kurtulus, Gokhan Zan, Ibrahim Toraman, Ibrahim Uzulmez, Serdar Ozkan, Cisse, Ricardinho, Tello, Delgado, Bobo

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Fenerbahce: Volkan, Onder, Lugano, Edu, Roberto Carlos, Deivid, Deniz, Aurelio, Tumer, Alex, Kezman

"TO BE OR NOT TO BE " TIME FOR BESIKTAS AND FENERBAHCE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!...

Besiktas v Zurich 1:15, ET. Live Score.....
Anderlecht v Fenerbahce 2:30,ET. Live Score..




Fenerbahce and Besiktas are set to play on Wednesday the second leg of their matches in the third qualifying round for the European Champions League. Fenerbahce, which won the first leg in Istanbul 1-0, will take on Belgium's Anderlecht in Belgium.Besiktas will host Swiss team FC Zurich in Istanbul's Inonu Stadium .Besiktas drew 1-1 with FC Zurich in the first leg.

Shocking News !.... TFF decided to replay Trabzonspor v Sivasspor match again!.....way the go TFF!..... Way the go Turkish Soccer!....

TURKEY TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE REVIEW BY AHMET TURGUT

SUNDAY REVIEW:

WATCHING TURKISH SOCCER ON TV IS NO FUN!.....

I am going to be bold and talk about the times of the matches and Tv soccer programs and Lig TVs "Maraton" program.
it was 12 midnight in Turkey and 5:00 afternoon in New York when Galatasaray v Anakaragucu match ended... and Maraton program just started... if people want to watch other games highlights, they have to wait until 3 am in Turkey and 8:00pm at New york time...while fans in Turkey have sleepless Sunday night before Monday's work day ..it is very hard for people like me who is watching it here in United States.
Because, it is summer and most people like me,like to spend time out doors,during the day.... That's why,I only watched Galatasaray match and did not stay to watch those nonsense soccer TV programs goes for hours...I think that is absurd in my opinion!....I hope they fix this in hurry!..because this is real pain for the viewers!and they are not watching these programs!....
Back to Sunday matches,,,,,Gaatasaray jst like Fenerbahce and Besiktas scored one goal and captured the three points and the league's top place back from Besiktas.
The match was played behind Closed doors in Ali Samiyen Stadium and Lincoln scored the only goal in the 22th minute of the match and the match ended with this score too... If Ankaragucu had power forwards in this match,they would score against Galatasaray team.... Their attacker were really week!....
Another team who was punished by TFF 5 games behind Closed Doors Trabzonspor, won the match against Caykur Rizespor 5-1. TFF still did not announced the decision about Sivasspor match..... They did punish them with 5 games with no fans, but, Tff is late making their decision Sivasspor match .... According to Fifa rules Trabzonspor should lose that match although they were winning 1-0 and only thirty seconds left to play when referee of the match suspended the match.
We will wate for this late decision by TFF..
Elsewhere on Sunday,Kayserispor beat Kasimpasa...score 2-0.... In this match, the Kayserispor fans were Abdullah Gul's mask!.....This why,politics rule Turkish soccer..
In Denizli , Denizlispor beat their neighbor Vestel Manisaspor 3-2 . In Ankara. Ankaraspor drew with Konyaspor 1-1.
At the end of the third week, Galatasaray on top with perfect score and points (9points). Besiktas on second with same points..... Kayseispor on third with seven points and Trabzon,Istanbul B.B,Ankaragucu and Fenerbahce follows Keyserispor with 6 points.On the Bottom of the barrel,Kasimpasa an Caykur Rizespor yet to earn any points yet....


WOOD WORKS SAVES FENERBAHCE AND INJURY TIME LUCK FOR BESIKTAS!....

Although Roberto Carlos scored the Fenerbahce's only and his first ever TSL goal there were two shots came of of woodworks of Fenerbahce goal. if those were in the goal we could not talked about Fenerbahce's win and Roberto Carlos first goal. Let me say this , When the aces of Fenerbahce players on the pitch with Carlos , they do not run!....they seem to play more slower soccer.....this could be trouble for Fener in coming days!... any team takes advantage of Roberto Carlos side of field ,they will give Fenerbahce hard time. Carlos , in my opinion, slows the game down....he does not run ,,,when he goes up, he is late coming back !..Zico, has to watch this!...

As far as Besiktas, they were saved by 16 years old striker Batuhan Karadeniz, in the last second of the injury time in Gaziantep. Now, I am sure every soccer writer, who has a corner in the major news paper will take this kid, to sky-limit with their remarks!...that could be disaster for this kids future in my opinion!... Rookie coach Ertugrul Saglam, took Delgado out in the 63th minute and put Batuhan in the match....I know one thing, if Batuhan ,didn't score that goal for Besiktas , every body would be trashing Ertugrul Saglam for taken out Delgado from the match Today!..... I think ,Saglam escaped a fire again this week....... just like he did last week too!....How long this rabbit will jump!.... I don't know..I know one thing, Saglam has to play Delgado and give his confidence back!...he will need him in the Champions League matches, Because Batuhan Karadeniz will not save him in the CL......

Elswere on Saturday, Burasaspor won in a way in Ankara and they beat Genclerbirligi ...score Bursa 3- Gencler 1

In Istanbul, Istanbul Municipality team beat League's another newcomer Gencler Oftas 1-0.




AHMET TURGUT/ EDITOR OF TURKISHSOCCER.COM