WATCH TURKEY V FINLAND LIVE HERE....
The Turkish national team will play its last warm-up match against Finland in Germany today before heading to Switzerland to prepare for next month’s UEFA Euro 2008 proper. Fatih Terim’s side has played two friendlies so far, winning one and losing one. Fatih Terim boys beat Slovakia 1-0 in their first match and lost 3-2 to Uruguay on Sunday despite going ahead twice. Even though the Uruguayans were awarded two penalties, the general consensus was that Turkey lost as a result of poor defending. And the reason is not far-fetched. Servet Çetin, one of Turkey’s best defender, is injured and have not been fielded in any of the friendly matches.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
FINAL TURKEY SQUAD FOR EURO 2008!....
HALIL ALTINTOP, YILDIRAY BASTURK AND IBRAHIM KAS ARE THE LAST PLAYERS CUT BY FATIH TERIM!..
Turkey coach Fatih Terim has announced Turkey's final 23-man squad for EURO 2008 finals with a press conference he held at Hotel Klosterpforte in the German village of Marienfeld.
Terim decided to exclude Germany-based Turkish duo Yıldıray Baştürk and Halil Altıntop along with Beşiktaş defender İbrahim Kaş.
Final Turkey squad for EURO 2008 finals is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS
1-
VOLKAN DEMİREL
FENERBAHÇE
2-
RÜŞTÜ REÇBER
BEŞİKTAŞ
3-
TOLGA ZENGİN
TRABZONSPOR
DEFENDERS
4-
SABRİ SARIOĞLU
GALATASARAY
5-
GÖKHAN ZAN
BEŞİKTAŞ
6-
EMRE AŞIK
ANKARASPOR
7-
SERVET ÇETİN
GALATASARAY
8-
HAKAN KADİR BALTA
GALATASARAY
9-
10-
UĞUR BORAL
EMRE GÜNGÖR
FENERBAHÇE
GALATASARAY
MIDFIELDERS
11-
MEHMET AURELIO
FENERBAHÇE
12-
MEHMET TOPAL
GALATASARAY
13-
EMRE BELÖZOĞLU
NEWCASTLE UNİTED
14-
TÜMER METİN
LARISSA
15-
HAMİT ALTINTOP
BAYERN MÜNİCH
16-
AYHAN AKMAN
GALATASARAY
17-
ARDA TURAN
GALATASARAY
18-
TUNCAY ŞANLI
MIDDLESBROUGH
19-
KAZIM KAZIM
FENERBAHÇE
FORWARD
20-
GÖKDENİZ KARADENİZ
RUBIN KAZAN
21-
NİHAT KAHVECİ
VILLARREAL
22-
SEMİH ŞENTÜRK
FENERBAHÇE
23-
MEVLUT ERDİNÇ
SOCHAUX
Source:TFF
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Turkish National Team has problems!.....
Turkey's Nihat Kahveci, right, celebrates his free kick goal with head coach Fatih Terim, left, during a friendly soccer match between Turkey and Uruguay in Bochum, western Germany, Sunday, May 25, 2008.(AP) Turkey 2 Uruguay 3
Turkey slid to a 3-2 defeat to Uruguay in Bochum Sunday in a friendly international ahead of next month's European Championships. Turkey welcomed back midfielder Hamit Altintop, who has recovered from a foot fracture, and the Bayern midfielder set up the first goal in the 13th minute with a cross which Arda Turan headed home.
Luis Suarez equalized for the South Americans in the 31st minute before Nihat Kahveci put Turkey back in front six minutes after half-time.
However Suarez notched his second with a penalty in the 78th minute and Cristian Rodriguez converted another spot kick five minutes from time.
Turkey, who are in Germany training for the June 7-29 tournament in Austria and Switzerland, on Tuesday defeated Slovakia 1-0 in Bielefeld.
A third and last test match follows on Thursday against Finland in Duisburg.
Turkey defender Gokhan Gonul has meanwhile been ruled out of Euro 2008 because of a foot injury.
Turkey coach Fatih Terim called 27 players into the training camp and will trim it to 23 by Wednesday's deadline for squad nominations.
Turkey are in Group A with Portugal, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
Turkey: Volkan, Hakan Balta, Gökhan (Mevlüt 87), Emre Belözoğlu (Halil 65), Mehmet Topal, Nihat, Yıldıray (Tuncay 65), Arda (Tümer 60), Emre Aşık, Hamit (Sabri 46), Kazım (Ayhan 46).
Uruguay: Carini, Alcoba, Godín, Gargano, Caceres, Eguren, Suárez, Cavani, (Fernández 46), Pereira (Silva 68), Giménez (Rodríguez 56), González (Flores 75).
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Turkish National Team takes on Uruguay in friendly match
WATCH TURKEY V URUGUAY MATCH LIVE
The Turkish national team plays Uruguay in Bochum today in its second warm-up match for next month’s Euro 2008 championship.
And than, Four day later, Fatih Terim's boys will take on Finland in Duisburg in four days before leaving Germany for Switzerland on June 1.
GOKHAN GONUL OUT OF THE EURO 2008 ROSTER........
Turkey coach Fatih Terim announced the decision together with national team doctors Bülent Bayraktar and Cengiz Dinç. "Scans have showed that Gökhan should be rested for at least four weeks without participating in any training sessions. We did our best to keep him in our squad but our players' health is more important in any case. Therefore, we were forced to remove him from our EURO 2008 squad. This decision will surely disappoint him. He will return to Istanbul and continue his treatment there" Terim said. The experienced coach also added he were not intending to call a replacement for Gökhan.
Hamit Altıntop: "I'm ready to play"
FC Bayern München midfielder Hamit Altıntop made a short statement to the media, by saying: "I have totally recovered from the foot injury. I don't feel pains anymore and I'm ready to play at the moment. I can say that playing against Portugal in the first match in the group is an advantage. for us. If we play good enough, we can win this game. If we can apply Fatih Terim's tactics on the pitch, then there will be no problems. We will do our utmost in order to be successful."
Turkey, Portugal to be first Euro 2008 arrivals Turkey
Turkey and Portugal will be the first teams to arrive at their base camps for next month’s UEFA Euro 2008. Group A rivals Turkey and Portugal will arrive at their bases in Neuchatel and Geneva, respectively, on June 1.
Teams preparing for the finals in Austria, Poland (Bad Waltersdorf) and Italy (Baden bei Wien) will arrive on June 2. Under UEFA Euro 2008 regulations, every team must arrive at its team base camp at least five days before its first match. Spain will be the last of the 16 nations to arrive at its Tyrol headquarters on June 5. The referees will check into their hotel in Regensdorf near Zurich on June 2. Most training sessions will be held behind closed doors, but 14 of the 16 teams may abide by the UEFA's recommendation to open at least one training session to the public.
Friday, May 23, 2008
FATIH TERIM HIRED AN AGENT
WWW.TURKISHSOCCER.COM ,EDITOR AHMET TURGUT, EXCLUSIVE NEWS!......
You herd it here first...........
Fatih Terim, Turkish National Team head coach,hired British Sports Agent, for him self before the Euro2008 tournament.
Power Goldberg Sports Management, website introduced Fatih Terim as their new client on their website.
Power Goldberg Sports Management represent famous sports figures in the world.
Fabio Capello, who was hired by England Football Federation recently to coach the National team,also is client of Power Goldberg Sports Management agency.
One of the partners of Powers Gold Sport Management,Mel Goldberg has assisted Fabio and recommended him to the FA for the England managers position.
Now, who do you think recommended Fatih Terim to Chelsea a couple weeks ago?...
You could bet your bottom dollar that it was Mr.Mel Goldberg......
I think this tournament will be a farewell to Fatih Terim in my opinion.....
What a coincidence, just before the the big tournament,Terim, get a world known agent for him self!...
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Is Zico leaving Fenerbahce?
Zico, was on UEFA chat room and just a little while a go and he said :
"I think it will be hard for me to stay. Talks so far have not been the best. There are questions about my technical staff and I am a bit sad that the entire situation came up 15 days before the end of my contract. After two seasons there I thought they would have given me a bit more time."
There were speculation in the Turkish press that
Fenerbahce soccer team's coach Zico is heading for a new job with the Portuguese team Benfica.
Portuguese newspaper Record reported that the Portuguese club is now interetsted to enlist Zico after Michael Laudrup did not respo9bnd to an offer by Benfica on time. Record said Zico would have a good impact on Benfica's players as he was known as a "soccer god". It said the Brazilian coach asked to be given until Monday to respond.
"I think it will be hard for me to stay. Talks so far have not been the best. There are questions about my technical staff and I am a bit sad that the entire situation came up 15 days before the end of my contract. After two seasons there I thought they would have given me a bit more time."
There were speculation in the Turkish press that
Fenerbahce soccer team's coach Zico is heading for a new job with the Portuguese team Benfica.
Portuguese newspaper Record reported that the Portuguese club is now interetsted to enlist Zico after Michael Laudrup did not respo9bnd to an offer by Benfica on time. Record said Zico would have a good impact on Benfica's players as he was known as a "soccer god". It said the Brazilian coach asked to be given until Monday to respond.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Turkey U-23 Men Open Toulon International Tournament With 3-2 Win To U.S.
Turkish National Under-23 Men’s National Team won a 3–2 decision this evening aginst U.S. National Under-23 team at the Toulon International Tournament taking place in Toulon, France.
U.S.team after falling behind 2-0 at halftime, the U.S. cut the lead in half when Eric Brunner scored in the 58th minute, but it was short-lived as the U.S. let in a goal just thirty seconds later. Forward Sammy Ochoa pulled the U.S. within one goal in the 72nd minute with a spectacular strike, but Turkey held on for the victory.
The U.S. will next face Ivory Coast on May 23 in their second match of Group B at the Toulon International Tournament.
Early action for Turkey came in the seventh minute when U.S. goalkeeper Dominic Cervi boggled a bad bounce in front of the net, but Turkish forward Ilhan Parlak was unable to get a shot off.
In the 14th minute, the U.S. received a golden opportunity when Ochoa capitalized on a poor back pass from a Turkish defender, but his first-time volley directly from 12 yards out in front of the net was wide right.
Five minutes later, Turkey took the lead when forward Sam Orhan trapped a deflected corner and quickly sent it back into play for unmarked teammate Eren Gungor. Gungor placed the ball in the lower right side of the net catching Cervi off guard and on the other end of the goal line.
On the second goal for Turkey in the 35th minute, Adem Buyuk found a wide open Nuri Sahin on the left side of the box and he placed the ball past Cervi into the right side of the goal
Thirteen minutes into the second half, U.S. forward Eric Brunner received a corner kick from Kamani Hill and struck a solid volley into the back of the net to bring the score to 2–1.
The one-goal difference didn’t hold up long though, as thirty seconds later Turkey retaliated with its third goal of the match. Erkin Caner served a long ball up the middle of the U.S. defense, finding Ilhan, who held off two U.S. defenders before putting the ball past Cervi.
The U.S. continued their pressure and tallied again in the 72nd minute when a Turkey deflection provided Ochoa with a chance to rifle a shot past the Turkey goalkeeper from 18 yards out.
As the minutes ran down on the clock, both teams were awarded goal opportunities. U.S. substitute Brek Shea chested the ball down and stroked the ball just left of the goal in the 82nd minute. Erkin took a direct shot in the 91st with a wide dive right from Cervi.
Lineups:
USA: 18-Dominic Cervi; 13-Blake Wagner (7-Tony Beltran, 46), 3-Eric Brunner, 6-Julian Valentin, 25-Jonathon Leathers; 10-Benny Feilhaber (capt.) (21-Brek Shea, 67), 8-Greg Dalby, 17-Lee Nguyen (7-Kamani Hill, 46); 19-Sammy Ochoa, 9-Gabe Ferrari
Subs Not Used: 1-Chris Seitz, 2-Rob Valentino, 4-Kyle Davies, 5-Michael Gavin, 11-Ellis McLoughlin, 14-Bryan Arguez, 15-Bryan Jordan, 24-Quentin Westberg
Head Coach: Peter Nowak
TUR: 1-Ufuk Ceylan; 2-Durmus Bayram, 4-Eren Gungor, 5-Orhan Sam, 7-Erkin Caner; 6-Mehmet Guven (20-Zafer Yelen 57), 8-Ozer Hurmaci, 10-Nuri Sahin (capt.), 21-Serdar Ozkan (13-Bilal Cubukcu, 68); 17-Adem Buyuk, 9-Ilhan Parlak
Subs Not Used: 3-Alparslan Erdem, 11-Ozgurcan Ozkan, 12-Onur Recep Kivrak,14-Emre Balak, 15-Aydin Yilmaz, 19-Aykur Demir, 22-Tufan Tosunoglu, 23-Sinan Bolat
Head Coach: Umit Davala
This match will be replayed on FSC 11:30 PM.ET
U.S.team after falling behind 2-0 at halftime, the U.S. cut the lead in half when Eric Brunner scored in the 58th minute, but it was short-lived as the U.S. let in a goal just thirty seconds later. Forward Sammy Ochoa pulled the U.S. within one goal in the 72nd minute with a spectacular strike, but Turkey held on for the victory.
The U.S. will next face Ivory Coast on May 23 in their second match of Group B at the Toulon International Tournament.
Early action for Turkey came in the seventh minute when U.S. goalkeeper Dominic Cervi boggled a bad bounce in front of the net, but Turkish forward Ilhan Parlak was unable to get a shot off.
In the 14th minute, the U.S. received a golden opportunity when Ochoa capitalized on a poor back pass from a Turkish defender, but his first-time volley directly from 12 yards out in front of the net was wide right.
Five minutes later, Turkey took the lead when forward Sam Orhan trapped a deflected corner and quickly sent it back into play for unmarked teammate Eren Gungor. Gungor placed the ball in the lower right side of the net catching Cervi off guard and on the other end of the goal line.
On the second goal for Turkey in the 35th minute, Adem Buyuk found a wide open Nuri Sahin on the left side of the box and he placed the ball past Cervi into the right side of the goal
Thirteen minutes into the second half, U.S. forward Eric Brunner received a corner kick from Kamani Hill and struck a solid volley into the back of the net to bring the score to 2–1.
The one-goal difference didn’t hold up long though, as thirty seconds later Turkey retaliated with its third goal of the match. Erkin Caner served a long ball up the middle of the U.S. defense, finding Ilhan, who held off two U.S. defenders before putting the ball past Cervi.
The U.S. continued their pressure and tallied again in the 72nd minute when a Turkey deflection provided Ochoa with a chance to rifle a shot past the Turkey goalkeeper from 18 yards out.
As the minutes ran down on the clock, both teams were awarded goal opportunities. U.S. substitute Brek Shea chested the ball down and stroked the ball just left of the goal in the 82nd minute. Erkin took a direct shot in the 91st with a wide dive right from Cervi.
Lineups:
USA: 18-Dominic Cervi; 13-Blake Wagner (7-Tony Beltran, 46), 3-Eric Brunner, 6-Julian Valentin, 25-Jonathon Leathers; 10-Benny Feilhaber (capt.) (21-Brek Shea, 67), 8-Greg Dalby, 17-Lee Nguyen (7-Kamani Hill, 46); 19-Sammy Ochoa, 9-Gabe Ferrari
Subs Not Used: 1-Chris Seitz, 2-Rob Valentino, 4-Kyle Davies, 5-Michael Gavin, 11-Ellis McLoughlin, 14-Bryan Arguez, 15-Bryan Jordan, 24-Quentin Westberg
Head Coach: Peter Nowak
TUR: 1-Ufuk Ceylan; 2-Durmus Bayram, 4-Eren Gungor, 5-Orhan Sam, 7-Erkin Caner; 6-Mehmet Guven (20-Zafer Yelen 57), 8-Ozer Hurmaci, 10-Nuri Sahin (capt.), 21-Serdar Ozkan (13-Bilal Cubukcu, 68); 17-Adem Buyuk, 9-Ilhan Parlak
Subs Not Used: 3-Alparslan Erdem, 11-Ozgurcan Ozkan, 12-Onur Recep Kivrak,14-Emre Balak, 15-Aydin Yilmaz, 19-Aykur Demir, 22-Tufan Tosunoglu, 23-Sinan Bolat
Head Coach: Umit Davala
This match will be replayed on FSC 11:30 PM.ET
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