GALATASARAY GETS MILAN BOROS

Czech forward Milan Baros signed a three-year contract with Turkish soccer team Galatasaray, an official said on Tuesday.

Haldun Ustunel from Galatasaray said they reached agreement with Baros, the former Olympique Lyonnais forward, and he would be in Istanbul on Thursday.

"We achieved a significant success by transferring Baros to Galatasaray, a leading name in Turkish football," Ustunel said.

Milan Baros was born on October 28th, 1981.

He was the winner of the Golden Boot at Euro 2004, where he scored 5 goals, and he has previously played for clubs including Liverpool, Aston Villa, and FC Banik Ostrava, where he earned the nickname Ostrava's Maradona.

TURKEY TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SUNDAY RESULTS

WATCH ANTALYASPOR V BESIKTAS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS.....

Turkish Super League started with a bang on Saturday and ended with a bang on Sunday too!.

Eagles of Turkey, Besiktas, cameback from being down two goals to beat Leagues new promoted team Antalyaspor in Antalya,Turkey.

Here is the Sunday results at the Turkcell Super League....

Trabzonspor 2 - 0 Ankaraspor......

Genclerbirligi 1- 1 Kocaelispor.......

Konyaspor 3- 2 Ankaragucu.........

Antalyaspor 2- 3 Besiktas.............

TURKEY TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SATURDAY RESULTS

WATCH GALATASARAY V DENIZLISPOR HIGHLIGHTS.....................



WATCH GAZIANTEPSPOR V FENERBAHCE HIGLIGHTS...............


SUPRISE...SUPRISE.....FENERBAHCE GOES DOWN IN AWAY MATCH AGAINST GAZIANTEPSPOR!....

LAST SEASONS CHAMPIONS OF TURKEY GALATASARAY , THRASH DENIZLISPOR!................

The Turkcell Super League started with a bang on Saturday.

Here are the result from Saturday.

Gaziantepspor 1- 0 Fenerbahce
Galatasaray 4- 1 Denizlispor
Sivasspor 0- 0 Kayserispor
Hacettepe 1- 2 Bursaspor
Buyuksehir Bld. 0 - 0 Eskisehirspor

TURKISH TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE TAKES A START THIS WEEKEND!...

Turkey super league to launch at weekend.............
Turkey's premier soccer loop, is set to make a kick-off with games this weekend. Galatasaray will take on Denizlispor, for the starter on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. local time(12:Noon,ET) in Istanbul.



Turkcell Super League, Turkey's premier soccer loop, is set to make a kick-off with games this weekend.

Galatasaray, last year's champions, will take on Denizlispor, for the starter on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium.

There are three newcomers for 2008-2009 season from the second division: Kocaelispor, Eskisehirspor and Antalyaspor.

The Day-1 fixtures on August 23rd and 24th are as follows:

August 23rd
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Galatasaray-Denizlispor
Sivasspor-Kayserispor
Hacettepe-Bursaspor
Buyuksehir Bld.-Eskisehirspor

August 24th
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Trabzonspor-Ankaraspor
Genclerbirligi-Kocaelispor
Konyaspor-Ankaragucu
Antalyaspor-Besiktas

Turkey defeats Chile with one goal!: 1 - 0

Euro-2008 semi-finalists Turkey beat Chile 1-0 in a hard-fought match that will raise their spirits before they start their campaign next month for a berth in the 2010 World Cup.

Halil Altintop scored the winning goal in the 74th minute as the Turks finally organized themselves against the Chileans who stretched their rival's defence with fast attacks led by striker Humberto Souza.

The result was a sigh of relief for Turkey coach Fatih Terim who was facing his first real test after his team made it to its first European championship semifinal this summer in Austria and Switzerland.

Although hit by a recent spate of injuries, Turkey took the field with the backbone of the team that played in the Euro 2008, with Semih Senturk and captain Tuncay Sanli leading the strike force. . Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa named a four-four-two starting formation that took the upper hand in the early stages of the game and taxed the Turks with runs from Souza.

Still, the Turkish side had the best chance of the opening exchanges when Senturk sent a header wide of the left post. Within seconds, the Chileans hit back after striker Mark Gonzales, coming in from the left, forced keeper Volkan Demirel to make the first save of the game.

In the 35th and 36th minute, Senturk could have set up two goals with his passes to Sanli and midfielder Mehmet Aurelio, but both men sent the ball over the crossbar as they were face to face with Chile captain Claudio Bravo in the goal.

In the second half, the Chilean side proved a real danger for the Turks with Souza making several forays into the box, ratcheting up the pressure on Demirel.

In the 59th minute, the Monterrey striker slid into the penalty area from the left and moved past Demirel only to have his shot saved by defender Gokhan Zan. Minutes later, he aimed a header that was saved by Demirel.

But the Turks were the ones to celebrate in the 74th minute when Altintop, who replaced Senturk in the second half, came into the penalty area from the left and slid the ball past Bravo into the goal. . In the 79th minute, Souza almost equalized for Chile with a header that slid past Demirel, but, luckily for the Turks, was turned off the line by defender Ibrahim Kas.

Turkey are set to start their battle for a place in the World Cup in September with a clash against Armenia followed by one with Belgium. Chile are currently fourth in their South America zone qualifiers.

TURKISH FOOTBALL(SOCCER) FEDERATION HAS A NEW PRESIDENT

The Turkish Football(SOCCER) Federation General Assembly elected Tuesday Mahmut Ozgener as the new federation president for the next period.

Ozgener who was the sole candidate in the elections, received 202 of the votes.

Speaking after the election, Özgener said he would not disappoint the people who put their trust in him and promised to strive for success of Turkish football.

Following the sudden death of former TFF President Hasan Doğan, Özgener was nominated with signatures of 173 delegates.

Former TFF President Doğan died of a heart attack in Bodrum town of Muğla province in July.

The post of the federation presidency has been vacant since Hasan Doğan died from a heart attack on July 5.

Source: Turkish Wires

Appiah quits Fenerbahce !...

According to reports from Ghana, Stephen Appiah claims he has quit Fenerbahce after a fall-out with the club's management.

The 27-year-old midfielder has spent close to nine months on the sidelines due to a long-standing knee injury which forced him to miss the African Nations Cup in his home country earlier this year.

He has been linked with a move away from Turkey all summer and this latest twist could create plenty of interest in Appiah before the transfer window closes at the end of August.

'I am a free agent,' he told Accra radio station Happy FM at the weekend. 'A few issues happened between me and the club so I no longer play for them.'