Turkish National Team will play three friendly matches in Germany next month

Turkey will compete in a series of three friendly matches in Germany next month as part of their final preparations for Euro 2008.

Turkish National Team, will take on Slovakia on May 20 in Bielefeld, Uruguay on May 25 in Bochum and Finland four days later in Duisburg.

Turkey are drawn in Group A at the European Championships which start on June 7 with co-hosts Switzerland, Czech Republic and Portugal.

DOCTORS VIEW ABOUT GALATASARAY V FENERBAHCE DERBY MATCH!

The trill match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce is getting advice from doctors too!..

Two Turkish Doctors order to both teams to be calm.......

Referring to the derby game between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce on Sunday, Acar Baltas said: "it is an advantage for Fenerbahce that even a tie would be enough."

Two specialists in the field of football agreed that the team who can stay calm will have the advantage in the derby game.

Professor Turgay Bicer and Acar Baltas who give psychological counseling service for sportspeople stated that the key to victory is being calm.

Baltas said: "two teams have their own advantages. But the team who can control their nerves will win the game."

Referring to psychological advantages of Fenerbahce, Baltas said: "Even a tie is sufficient for Fenerbahce. The victories in tougher games this season will boost their morale. They are aware that their staff is stronger than Galatasaray's."

For all the stats about this Turkey's biggest Derby go to http://www.footballderbies.com/results/index.php?id=42

NIHAT 'S VILLARREAL MOVE SECOND IN THE SPANISH LEAGUE

Villarreal moved back into the top two of La Liga on Sunday with a 2-0 home win over struggling Real Valladolid at El Madrigal.

Villarreal had lost their last two league matches against Sevilla and Almeria, but Manuel Pellegrini's men got their season back on track against Valladolid thanks to a goal in each half from Nihat Kahveci and Santi Cazorla.

That win was enough to see the Yellow Submarine replace Barca in second spot following the Catalan side's goalless home draw with Espanyol on Saturday night.

Nihat gave Villarreal a 15th-minute lead, but the home side might easily have been two or three goals down by that stage following a blistering start by relegation-threatened Valladolid.

Winger Sisi Gonzalez had his side's first chance after the ball fell kindly to him in the box, but his header lacked the power to beat Villarreal goalkeeper Sebastian Viera.

Viera, who was in for the suspended Diego Lopez, was then beaten in a race for the ball with Joseba Llorente, but the Uruguayan international custodian did well to recover and block the Valladolid striker's attempted cross.

Llorente should have given Viera no chance soon after though as he ghosted in unmarked at the far post to latch onto Sisi's cross, but the highly-rated forward was unable to keep his shot on target at full stretch.

Valladolid's profligacy returned to haunt them as Villarreal scored with their first decent effort of the match.

Nihat picked up a pass from Cazorla in the right channel, before cutting inside marker Alexis Suarez and smashing a rising shot past Sergio Asenjo from a tight angle.

That was Nihat's 15th goal of the season, and the ever-dangerous Turkish international almost made it 2-0 after being put through by Cazorla, but Asenjo managed to get enough of his body in the way to stop Nihat's shot.

Nihat then blazed a 25-yard free-kick just over, before turning provider to set up Cazorla for Villarreal's second goal at the start of the second half.

The striker stole in behind the Valladolid defence on the right before drawing out Asenjo and then sliding the ball across to Cazorla, who had the simple task of tapping into an empty net.

That left Valladolid with a mountain to climb to get back into the match, but they refused to give up and the unmarked Victor should have done better with one effort before the unlucky Llorente sent another far-post volley wide when a goal looked certain.

At the other end, Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna could have made it 3-0 after fashioning a shooting chance on the edge of the Valladolid box, but Asenjo was equal to his left-footed drive.

The game continued to flow from one end to the other and Valladolid substitute Bartholomew Ogbeche had a great chance to set up a grandstand finish, but he somehow managed to volley over from close range in the 89th minute as Villarreal held on for a potentially crucial three-point haul.

SOURCE :WIRES

IT IS NECK AND NECK RACE !.....

IT IS NECK AND NECK RACE !.....
ALL TOP FOUR TEAMS WON THEIR MATCH IN THE 31TH WEEK...

Fenerbahce and Galatasaray on top with even points(70 points)....my "team of the year " Sivasspor is on third with 67 points and the team is looking for third place spot to play in European Leagues in the next season Besiktas , on fourth with 61 points. There are three more weeks to play in the Turkcell Super League. This season's biggest derby will be played on this coming Sunday at Ali Samiyen Stadium between Galatasaaray and Fenerbahce.... who ever wins this match will most likely will end up winning the leagues top spot ..
A draw will help Sivaspor get in to second place.....because they still have to play Galatasaray at home in the 33rd week. Besiktas has a slim chance to claim third and second spot this season!.....
Battle at the bottom, is shaping up but, there is big battle there too....
We know Kasimpasaspor said goodbye to Turkcell Super league already...
Manisspor has killed their chances to stay after a loss this weekend .

the battle will be for third team that is going to go down the second division..
All the matches in the 32th week will be played on Saturday ...except the derby match. Galatasaray v Fenerbhace match will be on Sunday ...

HERE IS THE SUNDAY RECAP.....

Galatasaray have moved level on points with Fenerbahce at the top of the Turkish Super League with a 3-0 win at Istanbul Buyuksehir.
Kerim Zengin put through his own net after only three minutes and Cassio Lincoln made it 2-0 before half-time.

Substitute Hakan Sukur added a third in stoppage-time to leave just goal difference separating Galatasaray and the league leaders.

Fourth-placed Besiktas came from behind to keep Caykur Rizespor in the relegation places with a 2-1 win at the Rize Ataturk Stadium.

The home side went ahead through Mustafa Cicek's 14th-minute strike, but Ibrahim Kas equalised on the stroke of half-time and substitute Matias Delgado struck a 77th-minute winner.

Genclerbirligi have a three-point cushion over the drop zone after battling to a 1-1 draw with Kayserispor.

Serkan Atak's 18th-minute strike had put the strugglers in front, but the lead was cancelled out by Mehmet Topuz after 67 minutes.

FENERBAHCE AND SIVASSPOR WINS... PRESSURE ON GALATASARAY

The excitement and thrill in the Turkish Turkcell Super League continues....
As we get closer to the finish line, race on top and bottom ,is neck and neck....
In the 31th week opening matches on Saturday there were five matches played.

Fenerbahce and Sivasspor, won their matches, and on the other hand, fight to stay and hold on to the league, will go down to the wire...
After Kasimpasaspor, we could say Manisaspor has varnish their hopes too....

The third team, that is going down, is unknown at this point...

On Sunday, there are three matches,In the early match, Besiktas will be away in Rize against Caykur Rizespor, Besiktas huge disappoint this year.... they are out of the top race and most likely they will end up on fourt.
On the other hand Rize needs three points to save their season ....

Ankaraspor finished the week with 34 points.The other Ankara team Genclerbirligi,also finished the week with 32 points after a draw against Trabzonspor. Caykur Rizespor has 29 points before Besiktas match. So, as you See...the battle at the bottom of the table is very crutual....That is why, Rizspor v Besiktas match on Sunday, is very important for the teams that are playing to stay a live.....

PRESSURE ON GALATASARAY THIS TIME...
Lat weekend on Sunday pressure was on Fenerbahce , Because they were playing the last match of the weekend..
This week, Glatasaray closes the weekend with a match in Istanbul...that's why pressure on Galatasaray this time...

Galatasaray will play against Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye in Istanbul, This is a must win match for Gakatasaray ...even a draw will cost them the top spot....A loss will eeven them with Sivaspor for the second place with 67 points.

Before next weekend biggest derby of the year against Fenerbahce , they have to win this match...that is e=why this is a must win match for them.....
Not the forget, after the next weekends derby match they have to play against Sivaspor in Sivas....Three though weekens is upon Galasaray in my opinion....
Let me first the say it now, if Galatasata win these three matches they will claim the championship this year, in my opinion!.....

SATURDAY ROUND-UP..........

Fenerbahçe kept their pressure on Galatasay with a convincing 4-1 win over Denizlispor on Saturday.

Striker Mateja Kezman opened the score for the league leaders after 21 minutes, and Deivid de Souza doubled the lead on the hour mark.

An own goal from Karakoc set the score to 3-0 in the 75th minute. Close to the end, Vural got a consolation goal for the visitors.

But Fenerbahce demanded to have the final say, and scored for 4-1 through Semih Sentürk in injury time.

Sivasspor moved on to same points with Gala with a 2-1 defeat of Ankaraspor, Musa Aydin and Muhammet Kurtulus scoring second-half goals for the home side.

Konyaspor eased their relegation worries with a 3-0 win at mid-table Ankaragucu, Sedat Agcay scoring twice before Murat Hacioglu wrapped up victory in the final minute.

Herve Tum scored the only goal as Bursaspor moved away from the drop zone with a 1-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Kasimpasa.

Gaziantepspor beat relegation-threatened Manisaspor 1-0 while Trabzonspor and Genclerbirligi played out a goalless draw.

KAYSERISPOR FINALIST IN FORTIS TURKEY CUP

Kayserispor defeated Caykur Rizespor in Fortis Turkey Cup semi-finals return match on Wednesday.
Kayserispor will play against Genclerbirligi in finals.

Final match will be played In Izmir,on May 7th,2008.

Stadium: Kayseri Ataturk

Referees: Aytekin Durmaz, Selcuk Kaya, Volkan Narinc

Kayserispor: Hasan Sonmez, Avendano, Iglesias, Ragip, Kemal, Toledo (min. 58 Turgay), Saidou (min. 72 Kamber), Aydin (min. 80 Ali Turan), Koray, Mehmet Topuz, Mehmet Eren

Caykur Rizespor: Ozden, Fahri, Gokhan, Tufan, Igor, Mehmet Sen (min. 66 Anderson), Serhat, Leandro (min. 46 Ribeiro), Mertgul, Mesut, Anil

Scorers: min. 21 Toledo, min. 55, 76, 89 Iglesias (Kayserispor), min. 26 Leandro (Caykur Rizespor)

ATTENDANCE FOR TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE!

This past Monday, Kansas City Star Newspaper reporter PETE GRATHOFF, wrote a excellent article about attendance in MLS and World football(soccer) attendance in general.

Beleive it or not, our so called "Super League" is behind Major League Soccer in attendance.

Here is the interesting list.......

Top soccer leagues in the world

Country Avg. Att.
Bundesliga (Germany) 37,644
English Premier League 34,459
LaLiga (Spain) 28,838
Clausura (Mexico) 25,379
Ligue 1 (France) 21,817
Serie A (Italy) 19,711
J.League (Japan) 19,081
Eredivisie (Holland) 18,052
Campeonato (Brazil) 17,461
Primera (Argentina) 17,363
Major League Soccer 16,770
Scottish Premier League 16,194
Turkish Premier Super 14,058
A-League (Australia) 14,042