Fenerbahce to play MTK in CL qualifying

Fenerbahce football(soccer) club will play Hungary's MTK Budapest in the second qualifying round in the UEFA Champions League.

Last season's quarterfinalist Fenerbahce was drawn Tuesday to begin its 2008-09 Champions League campaign against Hungarian champion MTK.

A total of 42 clubs from across Europe were included in the draw for the first two qualifying rounds of the continent's most prestigious club competition.

Fenerbahce was one of the most glamorous names in Friday's draw after finishing second in the Turkish league last season and reaching the last eight of the Champions League for the first time.

It lost 3-2 on aggregate against eventual runner-up Chelsea, and said last week it had reached an agreement with Spain's European Championship-winning coach Luis Aragones, after former Brazil international Zico left the club last month.

"We are stronger than all teams in the second qualifying round," Sekip Mosturoglu, vice-president of Fenerbahce soccer club, was quoted by the Anatolian Agency as saying.

Mosturolgu said he believed that Fenerbahce would advance to the next round.

Fenerbahce will play the first leg at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul against MTK on July 29 or 30 before traveling to Budapest for the return. The Hungarians were entered direct into the second round.

A third qualifying round is played in August when club's who finished third and fourth last season in Europe's biggest leagues will join the competition.

FATIH TERIM WILL STAY !...

HOT.....HOT ...NEWS!......



Turkish Football Federation President Hasan Dogan said Fatih Terim will be the coach of Turkish National Team until 2012 .


Turkish Federation chairman Hasan Dogan said on Tuesday he had proposed the two-year contract extension in a meeting with Terim ahead of a federation board meeting.
"He accepted our proposal, thanking us for the trust in him and saying he was happy to be coach of the national team and that work with the management was harmonious,"

After Turkey lost to Germany in their Euro 2008 semi-final, Terim said he would probably step down.

Now, I wonder what his British agentMel Goldberg will say about this?....

I wonder if Fatih Terim talked to Mr. Goldberg about this?...

These are the questions should answered by Fatih Terim and Federation in my opinion.

Lastly, I am the only one in the Turkish Media reported that Fatih Terim signed a contract with Mel Goldberg's sport management agency before the Euro 2008 Tournament.

Turkish Media was sleeping on this news!....

AHMET TURGUT

TURKEY UNIFORM ONE OF THE HOT PRODUCTS

Turkish National Team Uniforms ore one of the hot products selling on the internet.

According to www.soccer.com, magazine and web site, Turkish National Team uniform i s the sixth hot product selling .

You could buy these Uniforms at my page http://www.turkishsoccer.net/

Just click on the uniform on the right top side.....

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.
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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.