BBC Sport :Appiah seeks Fenerbahce departure

According to BBC sports, Fenerbahce's Appiah wants out!...

Appiah seeks Fenerbahce departure
Ibrahim Sannie
BBC Sport in Accra

Appiah is at the Nations Cup as an advisor to Ghana's players
Ghana captain Stephen Appiah is unhappy with the treatment he has received from Turkish giants Fenerbahce and wants to leave the club, BBC Sport understands.

Appiah, 26, claims the Turkish side misdiagnosed the knee injury that ruled him out of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The midfielder is with the Black Stars as an advisor during the tournament.

"I am utterly disappointed with the way the Fenerbahce hierarchy have treated me and now I am considering my options," he told BBC Sport.

He also claimed the club are seeking to freeze his registration with the Turkish Football Federation to allow them use another foreign player in his place.

"I got injured while playing for this club in January last year and the leaders pleaded with me to delay my surgery, take injections to minimize the pain and continue playing for the club to win the title," Appiah said.
"I made these sacrifices for the club and took the surgery at the end of season and now they are seeking to freeze my registration through the media.

"This is what I get for serving this club with my whole heart."

He added: "After the surgery in May I began having some breathing difficulties and pains in my left knee and right knee generally.

"The club's medical staff diagnosed it as asthma and for three months I was on asthma medication and the situation did not improve.

"It was only until December that Turkish and Italian doctors confirmed that I was not suffering from asthma as the club had diagnosed, but rather I had developed blood clots in my left leg after the surgery, which later developed into micro embolisms.

While I have been here in Ghana, some leaks of my medical condition have been published in the Turkish papers saying that my condition is hereditary but that is not true at all.

"If this surgery had been well handled I could be playing for my country so my agents are looking at the option to see the next line of action."

Appiah's absence at the Nations Cup is considered by many as a huge blow to the host country as he is an inspirational part of the Black Stars set-up.

He led them to become the only African side to make it through the knock-out stages of the World Cup in Germany in 2006.

Appiah scored the winning penalty in their group match against USA - a victory which sent them through to the last 16.

Besiktas getting Dinamo Zagreb's defender Dino Drpic

Besiktas agreed in principle with defender Dino Drpic of Dinamo Zagreb team of Croatia on Wednesday.

"Our club has reached an agreement in principle to join Drpic to our squad," Sinan Engin, the general manager of the Turkish club, said.

Drpic is actually having a training camp in southern province of Antalya with his team.

He is expected to arrive in Istanbul to sign a contract on Thursday.

Born in 1981, Drpic is a Croatian. He rose through the youth ranks of Dinamo and has become a consistent performer in the first squad. He was one of the key figures in Dinamo's UEFA Cup qualification run in 2007.

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP DRAW

The fixture list draw of Groups 2 and 5 of the European preliminary competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ was conducted on Wednesday 30 January. FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke conducted the draw during the UEFA Congress in Zagreb, Croatia.


In Group 5 between Turkey and Spain will take place in the form of a double header on 28 March and 1 April 2009 respectively.

In Group 2, current European champions Greece open up with a trip to Luxembourg on 6 September, while the matches between the top two ranked teams in the group, namely Greece and Switzerland take place on 15 October 2008 and 5 September 2009.

FIFA informed all groups that should no agreement be found on the fixture list a draw would be conducted to confirm the position of the six teams within a standard match schedule. The standard match schedule is based on sporting criteria and guarantees an equal distribution of home and away match while trying to keep the suspense of the competition.

6. September 2008
Spain – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgium – Estonia
Armenia - Turkey

10. September 2008
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Estonia
Spain – Armenia
Turkey - Belgium

11. October 2008
Belgium – Armenia
Turkey – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Estonia - Spain

15. October 2008
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Armenia
Belgium – Spain
Estonia - Turkey

28. March 2009
Belgium – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia – Estonia
Spain -Turkey

1. April 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Belgium
Estonia – Armenia
Turkey - Spain

5. September 2009
Armenia – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Spain – Belgium
Turkey - Estonia

9. September 2009
Armenia – Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Turkey
Spain – Estonia

10. October 2009
Estonia – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia – Spain
Belgium - Turkey

14. October 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Spain
Estonia – Belgium
Turkey - Armenia

The Turkcell Super League coaching carousel continues!..

I just can't believe it any more!... After Giray Bulak was sacked from Vestel Manispor team, Gaziantepspor sacked their coach Mesut Bakkal and just Today there is talk in Ankara, according to my blogger friend Oz Kanka, http://ankarafootball.blogspot.com/
Bulent Korkmaz, coach of Genclerbirligi also was sacked yesterday!....

This is perfect sample, why I call theese changes "coaching carousel"

We herd from great divine....Mesut Bakkal will get Bulent Korkmaz job.....actualy his old job back!....if you remember, he was the coach a year ago in Genclerbirligi team.

Mesut Bakkal will be the fifth coach this young season(20 matches played) for Genclerbirligi and this won't be the end!....
We might just see team President Mr.CAVCAV, doing the coaching this time from side line instead of from stands!...

Danish striker Thomas Dalgaard Signed with Vestel Manisaspor

Danish striker Thomas Dalgaard (24) passed a medical check-up in western province of Manisa on Tuesday and signed a 3.5 years contract with Turkcell Super League soccer club Vestel Manisaspor.

Thomas Dalgaard
Personal information Date of birth April 13, 1984 (1984-04-13) (age 23)
Place of birth Nykøbing Mors, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Randers FC
Number 29
Youth clubs
Skive IK
Randers FC
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-present Randers FC 29 (13

Ipswich Town gets Sumulikoski from Bursaspor

Bursaspor and FYR Macedonia international player Velice Sumulikoski ,will move to Ipswich Town, subject to a medical and the acquisition of a work permit.

Sumulikoski, who was also linked with a move to Blackburn Rovers, has agreed personal terms with Town and a fee has been reached with his club, Bursaspor.

He started his career with NK Publikum and also played for FC Slovacko and Zenit St Petersburg before joining Bursaspor in 2006

MALDANADO IN ISTANBUL FOR FENERBAHCE

Chile defensive midfielder Claudio Maldonado signed with Fenerbahce on Tuesday on a 1 1/2-year contract.

Details of the 28-year-old player's contract were not released.

Fenerbahce was reportedly seeking a strong midfield player with defensive skills after Stephen Appiah, who transferred from Juventus in 2005, was seriously injured and could be out of action for the remainder of the season.


Signing Maldonado, a 39-time international, might make up for Appiah's absence as Fenerbahce looks toward the second round of the Champions League, where it faces Sevilla.

Fenerbahce signed Roberto Carlos last June, another high-profile player that moved to the Turkish team in recent years after France striker Nicolas Anelka and Serbia forward Mateja Kezman.