Hamit Altintop in the UEFA squad of the tournament

Hamit Altintop is the only player from Turkish National team made the Tournament roster.

UEFA announced the best 23 players of Euro 2008 on Monday.

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands).

Defenders: Jose Bosingwa (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Carlos Marchena (Spain), Pepe (Portugal), Carles Puyol (Spain), Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).

Midfielders: Hamit Altintop (Turkey), Luka Modric (Croatia), Marcos Senna (Spain), Xavi (Spain), Konstantin Zyryanov (Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Lukas Podolski (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Russia), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia), Fernando Torres
(Spain), David Villa (Spain).

BEST TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT OF THE TEAM IS THE CHAMPS SPAIN OF COURSE

Could Hamit Altintop Capture the Castrol Player of Tournament?...

Why not!.... He was the one of the best player ....play maker..... hustler! ..
Call him,the hard worker of the team in my opinion.

He is featured on UEFA 2008 Tournament site as a top ten star players of the tournament

On Monday , UEFA will announce the player of the Tournament and the Team of the Tournament

MANCHESTER UNITED AFTER ARDA TURAN

According to scouting reports from Man U web site Arda is under the Man U's microscope.


Arda Turan scored against Switzerland, he also found the net in Turkey's incredible 3-2 win over the Czech Republic.

Scouted: Arda Turan

The 21-year-old Galatasaray midfielder has already earned 21 caps for his country, scoring two goals in Euro 2008 so far.

Having scored against Switzerland, he also found the net in Turkey's incredible 3-2 win over the Czech Republic. Here, red-ronaldo2004 runs the rule over his qualities...

Scouting Report

Player Name: Arda Turan
Position: Midfielder
Match Scouted: Turkey v Czech Republic
Key Moment: Scored the first goal to aid Turkey's revival against the Czechs. Finished brilliantly as he was still sliding in to reach the ball.
Strengths: A versatile player with good close ball control. Can play on either left or right side of the midfield. Has a keen eye for goal as well as creating chances for the supporting strikers.
Weaknesses: He only has a small physique and does not muscle in for the ball often.
Suitability: He will provide cover for the midfield, but could also be a goalscoring midfielder like the Scholes of old. Good attack-minded mentality.
Estimated Value: Came through the youth ranks at Galatasaray and is reportedly valued at around £11million.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=...;newsid=6611817

Nihat to miss up to four months after undergoing surgery

Villarreal and Turkish National Team striker Nihat Kahveci will be out for up to four months after undergoing surgery on Sunday for an injury sustained while playing for Turkey at the European Championship.

The Spanish club said doctors successfully repaired a tendon in the 28-year-old Nihat's right thigh, which was damaged in the closing minutes of Turkey's quarter-final victory over Croatia.

Nihat, whose club-leading 18 goals helped Villarreal finish second to champion Real Madrid, will need at least three months to recover and could miss the start of Villarreal's Champions League campaign.

FATIH TERIM MIGHT STAY !...

Fatih Terim should stay on until 2010 and not resign as Turkey coach in the wake of a Euro 2008 semi-final defeat, the nation's football supremo Hasan Dogan said on Friday.

"Fatih Terim is the coach and he will hopefully fulfil his contract until 2010," Dogan said in a statement posted on the Turkish football federation's website.

"I spoke with Terim on the return flight (from Switzerland). He is at the top of the national team. But I must admit that it is tough to be a footballer or a coach in Turkey," said Dogan in reference to swift criticism in the country if things don't go well, reported dpa.

Terim said immediately after Wednesday's last-minute 3-2 semi- final defeat against Germany that he would probably retire. He said he had offers from clubs in England and Italy but would not make a final decision until having met with players and officials.

Let's remember what Terim said after losing to Germans!.........

"I had declared earlier I would not be working in Turkey," he said.

"I am a man who keeps my promises, so I will most probably go back to a European country. But it would not be proper for me to say more details about this before having spoken with the president of the federation."


Terim did this once before, after unsuccessful try in Italy, He came back to coach Galatasaray team for second spell....


After all, most colorfull coach of the Euro 2008, Fatih Terim ,achieved the best name for him self in the football(soccer) world.
Turkey should be proud with him.
AHMET TURGUT

KAZIM QUESTIONS THE LAHM GOAL!..

Turkish international Colin Kazim-Richards has criticised Germany for scoring in Wednesday's Euro 2008 quarter final while he was lying injured on the turf

Kazim regrets the fact Philipp Lahm scored the winner in the last minute of the game when he was he was injured, and he believes Joachim Low’s team should not have played on.

Kazim-Richards claims he is not a diver and was forced to leave the pitch after a painful challenge.

“Personally I think they [Germany] are going to be disappointed with the way they scored the winner,” he told reporters.

“It’s disappointing. I’m not the kind of player to roll around on the floor if it’s not serious. I had to be replaced and if I felt better I would have played on.

“Our opponents played a better football than us in the last two games, and we won, but against Germany we were the best but we finally lost.”

Turkish Keeper Rustu calls it quits

Rustu Recber has retired from international football after Turkey's narrow 3-2 defeat to Germany in the Euro 2008 semi-finals.

The 35-year-old quits with sad memories after his mistake allowed Miroslav Klose to head Germany in front with 11 minutes left in Basel.

Although Semih Senturk equalised, Philipp Lahm had Rustu picking the ball out of his net again in the final minute and, this time, the goal proved decisive.

"I am ending my international career where I served with pride, glory and honour for 14 years," he told Uefa's official website.

"I would like to thank everybody who has helped me.

"I am proud of each of my team-mates. Everybody in Turkey should get behind them because this team can achieve a lot."

Besiktas number one Rustu won 118 caps for his country, but had been deposed by Volkan Demirel before his untimely suspension during the finals.