Kezman close to PSG move

According to reports from France, Fenerbahce's Kezman will be leaving to France.

Fenerbahce striker Mateja Kezman has revealed he is close to sealing a transfer to Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain.

The 29-year-old Serbia international is set to move to the French capital this week, despite being under contract at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium until 2010.

'The negotiations are in hand and will hopefully be settled in a day or two,' he told Serbian newspaper Sportski Zurnal.

'I think that we are close to an agreement and that the clubs are on the right track. I am close to a move to Paris, but it is necessary to await a formal agreement between the two clubs.'

Kezman will move to the Parc des Princes Frances for an estimated fee of 5 million euros.

Karabakh Soccer Team Demands $1mln Compensation from Rasim Kara

According to news from Azerbaijan, Former Turkish National Team Assistant coach and Besiktas coach Rasim Kara is being sued by his former team Karabakh.

Rasim Kara last week left the Karabakh team and went to another Azerbeyjian team Khazar-Lankaran .
Karabakh team demands from Rasim Kara to pay moral and material damage to the club in the sum of $1min.

According to Trend News Agency,Karabakh will make an appeal to the FIFA, UEFA and AFFA against former Turkish coach Rasim Kara.

GALATASARAY GETTING A YOUNG PROSPECT FROM GERMANY

GALATASARAY GETTING A YOUNG PROSPECT FROM GERMANY................

Werder Bremen have agreed to sell Alparslan Erdem to Galatasaray for an undisclosed fee.

The 19-year-old defender has come through the youth ranks and their director of football Klaus Allofs admitted his regret at seeing him go.

"It is an interesting challenge for Alparslan Erdem because Galatasaray have in mind a good role for him in their team," he said.

"Nevertheless, it is a real shame because he was on the fringes of our team and would have had chances.

"The fact is, we have a strong competition for places at left full-back and there are lots of young players coming through.

"Galatasaray's offer was attractive for everybody and was lucrative for us."

Erdem never quite made the breakthrough at Bremen, the club he joined as a 14-year-old.

He leaves with a few regrets, and expressed optimism about his new challenge.

"I have had a good time here and felt very happy, but I think I have better prospects at Galatasaray," he said.

"A large part of my family lives in Turkey so I will feel at home very quickly."

Erdem played a total of 38 games for Bremen's reserve team and made his debut for the Turkey Under-21s a year ago, going on to earn six caps at that level.

GALATASARAY DRAW IN A FREINDLY MATCH IN GERMANY

Galatasaray: 0 - 1860 Münih: 0
The Champions of Turkish Turkcell Super League, got an other draw in a friendly match against 1860 Munich team in Germany.

Galatasaray in six friendly matches draw 4 lost 1 and only won a one match so far.

WHOLE NEW TRABZONSPOR!....

Trabzonspor defeated German team in a friendly game.
Trabzonspor defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 in a friendly game in Germany on Saturday.

22 new players and a young coach, Ersun Yanal's Trabzonspor ready to make a noise in the Turkcell Super League this coming season.

Stadium: Nordsee

Referees: Thorsten Schriever, Thomas Gorniak, Lars Heitmann

Trabzonspor: Onur (min. 46 Tolga), Tayfun (min. 70 Ferhat), Egemen, Song, Cale (min. 86 Giray), Ceyhun (min. 46 Huseyin), Selcuk (min. 88 Adnan), Serkan, Yattara (min. 75 Baris), Gokhan (min. 88 Abdulaziz), Umut

Werder Bremen: Wiese (min. 46 Vander), Boenisch, Naldo, Baumann (min. 46 Petri), Fritz (min. 46 Mesut), Rosenberg, Hunt, Prodl, Jensen, Frings, Almeida (min. 46 Boubacar)

Scorers: min. 35 Umut, min. 54 and 85 Gokhan Unal (Trabzonspor), min. 61 Boenisch (Werder Bremen)

GALATASARAY DRAW EASY OPP0NENT

Galatasaray will play against former European Cup winner Steaua Bucharest,in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Galatasaray’s new German coach Michael Skibbe said they consider Steaua a formidable opponent. “We are going to take both the home and away legs very seriously,” he stated. “Playing the first leg at home could be seen as a disadvantage, but it is incumbent upon us to turn this disadvantage into an advantage,” Skibbe added.

Meanwhile,Fenerbahce last season's Turkcell Super League runners-up, will play the winner in the second qualifying round between Azerbaijan's Inter Baku and Partizan Belgrade of Serbia in the third qualifying round.

The first legs will be played on Aug. 12-13 with the ties concluding on Aug. 26-27. The group stage begins on Sept. 16.

BESIKTAS SOCCER ACADEMY IN NEW YORK!

Besiktas soccer team of Turkey will be searching young Turkish American youth prospects in New York.

With the help of BesiktasUSA organization in New York and Istanbulspor's Anual 30Th August Tournament , Besiktas Soccer(football) Academy will be born in the United States.

Besiktas team will be the first team from Turkey that will form a academy in the United States.

Besiktas will be looking for players ages between 6 and 14 years old.

Besiktas Young teams Coordinator Halim Aydin and Youth team coaching director, Coach Mehmet Eksi and Necdet Ergun will be in New York to open the Besiktas soccer Academy.

Former Besiktas players who lives in New York,Ahmet Borutecene and Mustafa Erdogan will be involved with the Besiktas Soccer Academy in New York.

Events will be on 31Th of August, in the August Tournament which is organized anualy by Istanbulspor Club.

BesiktasUSA, President Razi Canikligil said , They will also organized Besiktas USA
GALA PARTY ON THE BOAT IN THE HUDSON RIVER ,ON AUGUST 29TH 2008.
FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU COULD CHECK OUT BESIKTASUSA WEBSITE AND ISTANBULSPOR ABOUT THE BESIKTAS SOCCER ACADEMY,BESIKTAS GALA AND ISTANBULSPOR'S ANNUAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT

http://www.besiktasusa.org/

http://www.istanbulspor.net