IT IS NOT OVER UNTIL IT IS OVER!......

LAST DANCE IN THE TURKISH TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE.....

Although a lot of people in the Turkish Media ,made Galatasaray, already Champions of the League, after the last weekend match against Sivasspor.

Even, Galatasaray fans and some of the Galatasaray players acted like, they were Champions..

What is known is, there is one more weekend to play yet...

That is why, IT IS NOT OVER UNTIL IT IS OVER!.....

If Galatasaray, some how, gets beat at home againt Genclerbirligi OftasSpor and Fenerbahce, wins, in away match against Trabzonspor...

You know Who will be Champions?...

Fenerbahce.....

So, there is one more 90 minutes to be played yet.....

The league champion will not be known until the last day of the championship, although Galatasaray have a strong advatage with a three-point lead.....

After Kayserispor winning the Turkish Cup, gained a berth in the UEFA Cup....

The second Turkish team to go to the UEFA Cup will not be known until Saturday
A tossup between Besiktas and this season's surprise package Sivasspor, both tied on third place with 70 points.

Besiktas will be at home against Vestel Manisaspor the team allready relegated..

on the other hand, Sivasspor will be in Ankara playing against "Cup Tired" Genclerbirligi...

Sivasspor has four goal advantage too...

Sivasspor, looks like, will be the second team, will represent Turkey, in the UEFA Cup next season.

All the matches will be played on this Saturday.

Here is the Fixture for last dance in the Turkish Turkcell Super League......

Kayserispor vs. Ankaragucu

Denizlispor v Caykur Rizespor

Gaziantepspor v İstanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor

Ankaraspor v Bursaspor

Kasımpasa v Konyaspor

Besiktas v Vestel Manisaspor

Trabzonspor v Fenerbahce

Galatasaray v Genclerbirligi OftasSpor

Genclerbirligi v Sivasspor

AP:Terim back in charge of Turkey and looking for success

"The Emperor" is back in charge, and with him ride Turkey's chances at the European Championship.

Fatih Terim, who coached the Turks at Euro 1996 before leading Galatasaray to the UEFA Cup title in 2000, is the man most Turkish fans believe can lead the country to its first major success.

"We are living everything in its extreme form: happiness and sadness, victories and losses," Terim said recently. "It's hard to carry this burden on our shoulders."

Since retiring as a player, Terim has seen the best and worst as a coach.

After Euro 1996, when Turkey finished last in its group with three straight losses, Terim led Galatasaray to Turkey's first European club title in the UEFA Cup. He followed that by moving to Fiorentina, where his success in Serie A led him to the top job at AC Milan.

Terim lasted only nine games with Milan in 2001 before being replaced by Carlo Ancelotti. But Terim returned to Galatasaray for a couple of sub-par seasons before taking over the national team once again in 2005, giving the Turks what they had longed to see in his predecessor: charisma and authority.

Unfortunately for Terim, the team he inherited was on the decline after having reached the semifinals at the 2002 World Cup. Turkey failed to qualify for Euro 2004, and then lost to Switzerland in a tense playoff for a spot in the 2006 World Cup.

But Terim, who got the nickname "Imparator," or "Emperor" during his first spell at Galatasaray because of his authoritarian style, is hoping for more than just another first-round elimination when Turkey plays at this year's tournament in Austria and Switzerland.

The Turkish fans expect Terim to salvage the national team, but the coach is cautious when it comes to making promises — especially in a group with contenders Portugal and the Czech Republic, and co-host Switzerland.

"I made a promise, we will get past the group stage and our achievement will be significant in the finals," Terim said. "We have to do something good in the finals and our faith is strong."
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Source: AP

NIHAT KAHVECI SCORES AGAIN !.....

Villarreal are on the verge of securing their highest ever Primera Liga finish after beating relegation-threatened Recreativo Huelva on Wednesday night.

Nihat Kahveci's 18th goal of the season and a late Guille Franco strike proved enough to seal victory for the visitors in a tight contest.

Manuel Pellegrini's side, who finished third in 2005, began the day four points clear of third-placed Barcelona and with just two rounds of the championship remaining.

And the win over Recre has left them favourites to claim the runners-up spot behind champions Real Madrid.

While Villarreal sought a victory to consolidate second place, Recreativo's need was far greater coming into this match.

The Andalusian side began the day just above the relegation zone and could ill afford another defeat after Saturday's 3-0 loss at Atletico Madrid.

The home side started brightly and Florent Sinama-Pongolle almost gave them the perfect start.

The Frenchman received the ball with his back to goal, turned and unleashed a powerful angled drive, but saw his effort crash into the side netting after seven minutes.

The former Liverpool striker came even closer to breaking the deadlock with 26 minutes on the clock, but was this time denied by the crossbar after beating Diego Godin and rifling a cracking shot past Diego Lopez from the edge of the area.

Sinama-Pongolle was a man inspired and turned provider on the half-hour mark.

The Frenchman this time beat two defenders and charged into the area before passing to the unmarked Marcos Ruben, but the on-loan Villarreal midfielder saw his close-range effort saved by Diego Lopez.

Four minutes later, Gerard Lopez put Sinama-Pongolle through, but the striker miscontrolled the ball and the chance was lost.

It was a rare mistake by the on-form forward and Villarreal were riding their luck at this stage.

Recre continued to press as half-time approached and Marcos was presented with another good chance following Gonzalo Rodriguez's error, but was again denied by Diego Lopez.

Everything changed after the break.

Manuel Zambrano's side were unable to find the form they showed in the first period and suffered a hammer blow when Nihat smashed home a brilliant free-kick after 54 minutes.

The in-form Turkey striker had also scored both his side's goals against Getafe on Sunday and his tally of 18 goals is his highest in Spanish football since arriving at Real Sociedad in 2001.

Recre tried in vain to get back into the game, but Villarreal looked in control after Nihat's strike and chances were at a premium as the second half wore on.

The home side were cheered on by their vociferous home support, but lacked their early intensity and appeared short of ideas as the full-time whistle approached.

And those fans were left disappointed as substitute Guille Franco latched onto Santi Cazorla's pass and fired home a clinical second after 82 minutes.

Recre threw men forward, but there was no way back for the home side.

However, it was not all bad news for Recre as Real Mallorca's 2-1 win against Osasuna meant the Andalusians remain clear of the relegation zone with two games remaining.

Source :Wires

After 28-penalty shootout Kayserispor wins the Fortis Turkey Cup

You herd it correctly!...after playing 120 minutes of scoreless football(soccer0 Than 28 penalty shootout there was a winner ........

KAYSERISPOR took home the Fortis Turkey Cup and gained a berth in the UEFA Cup after beating Ankara's Genclerbirligi on Wendsday night in European football's second longest penalty shootout.
A total of 28 shots were taken after a goalless 120 minutes dominated by Genclerbirligi before Kayserispor won 11-10.

Genclerbirligi were also involved in the longest European penalty shootout on record, in another Turkey Cup match in November 1996, when they won a shootout against Galatasaray 17-16 after a 1-1 draw after extra time.

AHMET TURGUT ON SPORT RADIO IN ENGLAND

Turkishsoccer.com Editor and this blog's Editor Ahmet Turgut, will be on talkSport Radio in England live Tonight at 9:00 PM, England time and 3:00,ET.

TalkSport Radio is number one sports talk radio in England.

Ahmet Turgut will discuss Turkish Turkcelll Super league in the program.

here is the link for the radio....

http://www1.talksport.net/shows/show.asp?showId=100589

U-17 TURKEY NATIONAL TEAM WINS AGAIN...

Turkey are on course to reach the semi-finals after making it two wins from two Group A games with a 1-0 defeat of a still point-less Scotland. The UEFA European Under-17 Championship hosts secured the victory through Emrah Yollu's 13th-minute goal which put the seal on a first-half performance. Scotland came into the contest more after half-time but were unable to find an equaliser.

Turkey winner
Senol Ustaömer's team, 3-0 conquerors of the Netherlands on Sunday, took an early lead when Emrah headed Özgür Çek's left-sided free-kick into the top corner of Grant Adam's goal. Batuhan Karadeniz might have doubled the advantage as he latched on to a fine long pass from Emrah soon after. There were further first-half chances for Sefer Sever and Scotland's Archie Campbell, but with Gökhan Töre, Soner Aydoğdu and Sefer holding sway in midfield, the local favourites enjoyed a period of comfort.

Scottish threat
John Fleck and Turkey's Erhan Karayer and Abdülkadir Kayalı were booked after the restart, as Scotland finally opened up. Ross Mathie's team, who had brought in Alex Cooper and James Keatings after their opening-day loss to Serbia, threatened to draw level after 56 minutes. A fine passing move resulted in substitute Michael Deland crossing from the left and Archie Campbell scooping a shot towards goal which Turkey No1 Metin Uçar stretched to tip wide. Scotland keeper Adam also earned plaudits with a fine stop from Batuhan, as Turkey held on to the three points.

Source:uefa.com

A HUGE HONOUR FOR TUGAY KERIMOGLU

"OUTSTANDING" TUGAY......

The most Versatile Turkish Soccer player has just added another Trophy to his collection....

This is got to be the best one so far....

Just think, a Turkish Soccer player who plays in the Premier League and gets the "outstanding" and best goal award from his team Blackburn Rovers...

This is got to be very special award fro Tugay.......

I am very proud for him ...I just hope , Fatih Terim will pick his head from sand and call this guy to the European competition ....

Why not, If Hakan Sukur plays in this National team, Tugay could easily play too...

Here is the wordy news about Tugay from England...............

Tugay received recognition for his ‘outstanding contribution to the club’ at Rovers’ end-of-season awards.

The 37-year-old pass master, one of Rovers’ best ever players, has spent seven seasons at the club since joining them from Rangers in 2001.

Saturday’s feted appearance as a substitute against Derby could be his last at Ewood Park, with the Turk’s contract due to expire in the summer and Mark Hughes yet to offer the player an extension.

Tugay has started less than a third of Rovers’ Premier League fixtures this term and Hughes is wary of the former Galatasaray star's advancing years and the effect it will have on his fitness.

it remains to be seen whether the 37-year-old will still be at Ewood Park next season, with manager Mark Hughes delaying a decision.


BLACKBURN HONOURS

# Peter Jackson the Jeweller Seasonal Man of the Match Award - David Bentley.

# Special Club Award - David Dunn; Unsung Hero - Stephen Warnock.

# Newcomer of the Year - Roque Santa Cruz.


# Goal of the Season - Tugay (for his goal v Reading).

# Performance of the Season - Brad Friedel (v Man Utd).

# Outstanding Contribution to the Club Award - Tugay.

# Young Player of the Year - Martin Olsson.

# Players' Player of the Year - David Bentley.

# Player of the Year - Roque Santa Cruz.