Could Besiktas Capture The Top Spot In Turkish Super League?.

After Sivasspor was held by Konyaspor in Konya to a scoreless draw , Besiktas has a chance to capture the Turkish Turkcell Super League top spot if they win against Bursaspor on Sunday night in Istanbul.

Turkcell Super League 28th week started with Trabzonspor against Genclerbirlgi on Friday and Tranbzonspor after beating Genclerbirligi with two unanswered goals.

With this win Trabzonspor stayed in the race for the top spot.

SATURDAY WRAP:

There was only two matches on Saturday in The Turkish Turkcell Super League.

In the early match in Konya, League Leader Sivasspor had a Konya obstacle in their plate and they knew that!..

Because, Konyaspor was desperate for points to get out of the danger zone of the league.

And They respected the Konyaspor coach Giray Bulak, they new he would have his team ready against them.

In the ninety minutes of the they were some hits and misses on both goals...

Sivasspor's two shots came of the wood works...

Konyaspor also had a lot of chance in the second half but could not cash in.

At the end both of the teams were not happy with results.
Konysaspor wanted a three points to reach 33 point mark . On the other hand Sivasspor

lost momentum from their bid to Turkish Championship, in my opinion.

Ever since Sivasspor Benched Balili, Sivaspor is not the Sivasspor we watched in the first half of the season.

I think , Balili and Mehmet Yildiz, up front, clicked more better in my opinion.

If Sivaspor keeps losing point like this they might even end up losing the second place .

This should be a wake up call for Sivasspor.

Because, at the end of this weekend , they might lose the topp spot to Besiktas than
they still have to face Trabzonspor and Galatasaray yet, in the League.

That is why , crucial weeks start for Sivasspor after this weekend

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO FENERBAHCE?....

This is the question that every Fenerbahce fans are asking them self's..

What Happened to the team that played in last year's quarter final, in the UEFA Champions League!

Well, Fenerbahce on Saturday in Ankara, went down again one more time.

This time against Ankaraspor .

The former Fenerbahce legend player Aykut Kocaman, who coaches Ankaraspor, beat his former team.

Fenerbahce was missing Alex, Semih, Edu, Lugano and goalkeeper Volkan.

This was the must win match for Fenerbahce in order to continue its chance to catch up the other teams on top.

Fenerbahce is nine points behind the current leader Sivasspor with 48 points.

If Fenerbahce does not win their all six reaming matches in The league ,they could well be left out of European competition next season.

That would be a disaster for Fenerbahce Fans...

I Think, Fenerbahce President made a huge mistake when he let go Brazilian great Zico, after he took Fenerbahce to Champions League quarter finals.

This is a perfect sample about Turkish Football in general!..

Constancy, is the big problem with Turkish Football...

We could say this, about Turkish National Team and Fatih Terim...

We could say this, about Galatasaray team who won the UEFA cup...

And now, we could say this about Fenerbahce.......

SUNDAY SHOW DOWN ..................

The match of the week will be between Besiktas nad Bursaspor in Istanbul, in my opinion.


After watching , Sivasspor losing points, Besiktas will be more focused in this match.

But, Bursaspor is not easy team to beat, though!

As a matter of fact,they are coached by Former Besiktas coach Ertugrul Saglam, who earlier in the season coached Besiktas.

He knows the Besiktas team well....

But,I am sure Besiktas coach will have a couple of his tricks against Bursaspor as well.

A win, will fly Besiktas, to first place but, a draw won't!...


Also on Sundays, there are many games that will effect the bottom of the barrel.

The teams are feeling the heat will play against the team who are in relegation zone.

Denizlispor who has 29 points will be against the team who has 23 points Kocaelispor.

Eskisehirspor will play against Ankaragucu ......

Ankaragucu has 27 points and Eskisehirspor has 33.

The team with 32 points Antalyaspor will be at home against the team is chasing Bursaspor, Kayserispor.

Istanbul B.B who is also feeling the heat with 30 points will face Galatasaray.

This is a must match for both team.
If Galatasaray wants to remain in the chase , they have to win
On the other hand , it is a must win match for Istanbul B.B, if they don't want to face the relegation.

Lastly, the team who is in the comfort zone, Gaziantepspor, will face the helpless, last place team Hacettepe, who is definite will go down at the end of the season.

AHMET TURGUT

THE "BAD BOYS" IN UGLY ISTANBUL DERBY PUNISHED BY TFF

Lugano's headbutt to Emre Asik (Photo from Maraton football TV program in Turkey)

Galatasaray and Fenerbahce interact in the final minutes of their Turkey Super League derby match that ended in a 0-0 draw at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 12, 2009.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)


The Verdict is in for the ugly match that happened last weekend.

The Turkish Football Federation's Discipline committee came down hard and handed the suspensions

Here are the suspensions.


Diego Lugano : 5 matches from Fenerbahce
Semih Senturk: 3 matches from Fenerbahce
Volkan Demirel: 3 matches from Fenerbahce

Arda Turan: 3 matches from Galatasaray

Emre Asik: 2 matches from Galatasaray

Sabri Sarioglu: 2 matches from Galatasaray

Galatasaray team president Adnan Polat was also suspended 45 days from Galatasaray matches and Galatasaray team will play one match without spectator and Galatasaray one home match will be played in out side of Istanbul.

OBAMA THE SOCCER PLAYER!...

Did you know Obama played soccer when he was kid?...

You might heard that he was Basketball fan but, United States President has a big passion for Soccer, known in the world, as football...


In the recent New York Times soccer columnist George Vecsey article, Obama talked about his child days when he played soccer on dirt street in Jakarta.

OBAMA ENDORSING WORLD CUP GAMES......

Any way, Obama is now endorsing the United states to get 2018 or 2022 World Cup games.

“Soccer is truly the world’s sport, and the World Cup promotes camaraderie and friendly competition across the globe,” Obama added in the letter, a part of which was released to The New York Times by the United States Soccer Federation with permission from the White House.

“That is why this bid is about much more than a game,” he added. “It is about the United States of America inviting the world to gather all across our great country in celebration of our common hopes and dreams.”


The president is hoping to influence FIFA when the decision for 2018 and 2022 is made in December 2010, five months after the next World Cup in South Africa. FIFA has also committed to Brazil in 2014, meaning that two consecutive World Cups could be held without vast modern infrastructure. Theoretically, this would make FIFA more interested in creature comforts and money in 2018 and 2022.

“The support of the president, who is extraordinarily popular around the world, is a huge plus,” Sunil Gulati, the president of the United States federation, said on Monday.

FIFA knows the United States ran a terrific party in 1994, setting an overall attendance record that has endured. Now the highly popular American president has proposed throwing another party. A claret-and-blue scarf would look great on him.


Source: New York Times

TURKIYE'DE DERBILERIN VE TURK FUTBOLUNUN BITTIGI AN!.......

Eger Milli takimda oyniyan bu futbolcular birbirlerini girtlakliyorsa vede birbirlerine yumruk atabiliyorlarsa, kufur ediyorlarsa, artik Turk futbolunun ve Turk futbolcusunun nerelere geldiginin bu guzel bir ornegidir. Yani, butun bunlar olduktan sonra cikacaklar ozur dileyecekler ve pismanlik duygularini dile getirecekler! ...

Gecin ,arkadaslar, gecin.....

Erdinc Sivritepe, ilk once olmak uzere , yillaradan beri, su internet uzerinden Turk Futbolunu, yabancilarin tanimasi ve haber almasi icin ugras veriyoruz ,ama hepsi bosmus!.

Bakin , hemen mac sonrasi facebook'da su yaziyi turkce yazdim,sizlerle paylasmak istedim.

TURKIYE'DE DERBILERIN VE TURK FUTBOLUNUN BITTIGI AN!.......

Ilk once Turk futboluna asik olan ve her hafta cekinmeden butun dunyada turk futbolunu takip eden Turk futbolseverlere ve Turk futbolunu takip edenler icin devamli Ingilizce olarak ve futbolumuzun tanitilmasi amaciyla butun dunyanin cesitkii yerlerinden okunan ve ziyaret edilen sitemi simdiye kadar 18 seneden beri zevk ile yapmisimdir. Turk Futbol Federasyonun Ingilizce sitesi olmadigi zamanlarda ben internet uzerinden Tuk futbolunu , sevdirmek icin ugras verdim.

Ama, bu aksamki derbiden sonra benim hislerimi cok buyuk bir karabulutlar kapladi...

Sozlerime, Ulu Onder Ataturk'un soyledigi sozler ile devam etmek istiyorum... .

'BEN SPORCUNUN AKILLI VE ZEKI OLANINI SEVERIM"

Maalesef bu sozlerin altindan bimlerce sporcu gecmis ama gene Turk sporcusu ayni....

Tamam Olay Lugano ile baslamistir. ... Lugano baslatmistir. ....

Buna itirazim yok.....

Ama , O Sabri ne haldeydi.. o son dakika olaylari baslamadan once?....

Sabri baslatti Emre devam ettirdi... ve is Sabri'nin Emre'yi girtlaklamasina kadar gitti.. ..

Ama macin hakemi Firat Aydinus, hic bir sey yapmiyordu!.. ..

Taa ki...o son dakika olayina kadar..

Ortalik karisti...Lugana Emre Asik'a kafa atti ve Emre yere cakildi...

Sonra, Arda Turan, Emre Belezoglu, Semih Senturk, Sabri birbirlerine girdiler...

Ortalik Ana Baba gunune dondu!.....

Ve bu oyuncular milli takimda yanyana oynuyorlar.. .

ve derbi macinda, birbirlerine kufur ediyorlar...

Yazik ve cok yazik.....

Bu dakikadan sonra Turk futbolunu ne yazmak nede takip etmek istiyorum... .

Yaziklar olsun......

Ahmet Turgut

AP:Brawl breaks out in Turkish league game between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce

Brawl breaks out in Turkish league game between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Players from Istanbul's two biggest teams, Galatasary and Fenerbahce, fought each other Sunday in the final minutes of a tense derby match that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Games between archrivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are usually tense, but on Sunday both sides needed to win in order to remain in the race for Turkey's Superleague title.

With just minutes left in the game, Fenerbahce's Diego Lugano headbutted Galatasaray's Emre Asik from behind, touching off a fracas that involved most players on the field.

Four players -two from each team - were red-carded for their involvement in the fighting.

The two sides' fans were also in combative mood, dismantling seats and trying to hurl them at each other.

Kaos In Derby Match In Turkey!

Let me just say this—I am very disappointed with what I witnessed today.

Here on this Blog and my web site and my regular column on Bleacher Report, I always enjoyed writing about Turkish Football .

Until tonight.

What I saw was an unsportsmanlike act by both team players in this match.

There was no goal and no football on the field during the full ninety minutes.

But, at the injury time there was a head butt by Fenerbahce player Diego Lugano to Galatasaray player Emre Asik that started a brawl.

Everyone got involved!

Arda Turan got in a fight with his national teammate Semih Senturk and they punched each other.

After the brawl, the referee showed four red cards.

Lugano and Semih from Fenerbahce and Arda and Emre Asik from Galatasaray.

With this score, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are pretty much out of the top race in the Turkcell Super League in Turkey.

Both sides needed to win in order to remain in the race for Turkey's Super league title.

Lastly, the players who are very young and candidates to be stars shocked me today.

The way they behaved on the field and after the match with their comments was stunning.

After tonight's match, every one in Turkish Football has to look in the mirror one more time.

This should start with the Turkish Football Federation and Turkish National team coach and should go down to team officials.

Again, There should be really harsh punishments for this kind of behavior on the field.

If Turkish Football Federation is not quick to announce the punishments, it will be a disaster for the league and Turkish Football.

AHMET TURGUT

Sivasspor Takes the Top Spot Back From Besiktas

Sivasspor retake the Turkcell Super League top spot after small margin win against Antalyaspor.

The match was pretty even until when Antalyaspor striker Ali Zitouni got his second yellow card and was rejected out of the match in the 82th minute with a red card.

In the 86th minute in side the of the box, Sivasspor's Sezer Bodur received the ball and took a hard shot to score Sivasspor's and matches only goal .

Since 15th week, Sivasspor has been on top of the Turkish Turkcell Super League.

Sivasspor has 55 points and second place Besiktas has 54 points...

So, the race goes on....

Ahmet Turgut