ERTUGRUL SAGLAM SUSPENDED!...

Besiktas coach Ertugrul Saglam has been handed a one-match touchline ban by UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body after being sent off in the UEFA Champions League game against FC Porto in Istanbul on 3 October.
He will not be allowed on the bench for next Wednesday's match at home to Liverpool FC. In addition, the Besiktas coach will not be permitted to enter the technical area, tunnel or dressing rooms for the game.

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GREECE BEATS TURKEY.....0-1

Greece qualified for next year's European Championship after beating Turkey 1-0 Wednesday. Ioannis Amanatidis scored the only goal in the 79th minute, sending a shot over Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel.

The match at Ali Sami Yen stadium was largely missing action in the first half as Greece kept a tight defense and Turkey failed to penetrate it. The match gained momentum in the second half after both sides replaced some players with Turkey bringing in striker Hakan Sukur and Arda Turan.
NORWAY UP!....TURKEY DOWN!...

Greece leads Group C with 25 points, while Turkey has 18.Now, after Norway beating Bosnia, Turkey now has to battle for the second spot from the group.Norway has 20 points.

79' High drama as Greece take the lead with just eleven minutes remaining. Ioannis Amanatidis gets the goal for the holders - drilling a low shot past Volkan Demirel after being set up by substitute Georgios Samaras.

Qualifying round - October 17, 2007 20:30 GR

Result: Turkey 0:1 Greece

Stadium: Ali Sami Yen - Istanbul

Scorers: Amanatidis 79'

Yellow Cards: Emre 55' (Turkey) - Torosidis 64' (Greece

Turkey (Fatih Terim): 1 Demirel, 2 Cetin, 4 Zan, 22 Altıntop, 5 Emre (14 Turan 71'), 3 Uzulmez, 7 Aurelio, 10 Gokdeniz (9 Sukur 65'), 8 Karan (11 Metin 46'), 18 Gokhan, 17 Sanli

Greece (Otto Rehhagel): 12 Chalkias, 5 Dellas, 25 Kyrgiakos, 28 Antzas, 2 Seitaridis, 15 Torosidis, 10 Karagounis, 6 Basinas, 9 Charisteas (4 Samaras 59'), 20 Amanatidis, 17 Gekas (33 Lymperopoulos 56')

Referee: Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain)

Assistant Referees: Juan Carlos Yuste Jimιnez (Spain), Antonio Artero Gallardo (Spain)

FATIH TERIM VERY TENSE BEFORE THE GREECE MATCH..

I WATCHED THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY ,WHERE FATIH TERIM TALKED TO TURKISH AND GREEK MEDIA AND FOREIGN MEDIA MEMBERS....

EVERYTHING STARTED WELL, FATIH TERIM ANSWERED THE GREEK JOURNALIST AND FOREIGN JOURNALIST QUESTIONS...HE EVEN TRY TO SPEAK ENGLISH WITH VERY BAD BROKEN ENGLISH.
THAT WAS FINE AND DANDY ....
BUT, WHEN ONE OF THE TURKISH JOURNALIST ASKED HIM "IF HE WAS MAD AT TURKISH PRESS"
HE REPLIED WITH THAT FACE(ABOVE PICTURE) HE GOT REALLY MAD!...
HE SAID HE WAS NOT MAD AT TURKISH PRESS BUT, HE SAID, HE IS REALLY MAD ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN WRITING ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER ...HE WENT ON TO AND SAID VERY HARSH WORDS TO TURKISH JOURNALISTS.
AT THE END , HE PUNCHED THE DESK AND GOT UP!......
BEFORE VERY IMPORTANT MATCH, FATIH TERIM SHOULD NOT EVEN ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN MY OPINION.... I SAW HIM VERY TENSE BEFORE THIS IMPORTANT MATCH...HE DID NOT NEED TO DO THAT... THAT WAS NOT THE PLACE TO TAKE UP THAT ISSUE...
HE MUST REMEMBER THIS IS ALL TURKISH PEOPLE'S SOCCER*FOOTBALL TEAM..HE WILL BE REPRESENTING TURKEY ON WENSDAY NIGHT..AND ALMOST ALL WORLD WILL BE WATCHING OR FOLLOWING THIS MATCH.......

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TURKEY V GREECE MATCH SOLD OUT!.....

All tickets for Turkish National Soccer Team's match with Greece on Wednesday, October 17th have been sold out, it was reported on Monday.

The tickets went on sale at 11.00 a.m. on Monday, October 15th.

The ticket seller, Biletix company, announced that all tickets have been sold out in a period of several hours.

THANKS TO FATIH TERIM,IT IS THREE-HORSE RACE!...

When the draw was made, Turkey were seventh, Greece eleventh and Norway nineteenth.Loook now....Greece on top and Turkey is second....Mistakes by Fatih Terim and National Team Players put Group C in a three-horse race between Greece, Turkey and Norway. Turkey host Greece on Wednesday in the pick of the week’s ties and then they are away to Norway in what is likely to be another barnstormer. Turkey beat neighbor Greece 4-1 in Athens in March.Turkey is second with 18 points after being held to a surprise 1-1 draw by Moldova. Norway has 17 points and is at Bosnia-Herzegovina.Greece will reach the final tournament with a win in Turkey on Wednesday. The Greeks lead Group C with 22 points after a 3-2 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday.

ANOTHER STRONG WORDS FROM TERIM: "WE WILL BEAT GREECE"!.......
Fatih Terim is confident that Turkish National team will beat Greece on Wednesday. 1-1 draw in Moldova on Saturday left Turkey four points behind Group C leaders Greece, with a tough run-in on the schedule , after Greece visit the Ali Sami Yen stadium, Turkey will next month travel to Norway, who are just a point back, before returning home to host Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Terim told newspaper Hurriyet: "We will beat Greece, for sure. They are in a very positive position, but we have to beat them and travel to Norway with the advantage. We will succeed in doing that."

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