Besiktas coach and seven others released from jail in match-fixing probe

Good news to Besiktas fans and some others ....

Besiktas Deputy Chairman Serdar Adalı, Besiktas protocol and security chief Ahmet Ates, coach
Tayfur Havutcu, İstanbul Büyüksehir Belediyespor (İBB) players Ibrahim Akın and İskender Alın,

Sivasspor goalkeeper Korcan Celikay and Diyarbakırspor player Abdurrahman Yakut, who were released.

But, this does not mean they are of the hook ,just yet!

They are still suspect in the Turkish football scandal...

They will wait for their day in the court...

The trials will start on February 14,2012!

However, the suspects have been prohibited from traveling outside of the country.

After Turkish president Abdullah Gul, signs the new Law , there will be more releases from custody pending trial....

Parliament passed a law at the weekend reducing prison sentences for match-rigging from a maximum 12 years to three years!

There are now 23 jailed suspects out of a total of 93 suspects in the investigation, and 14 players stand accused for their alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal.

What is so interesting , European football's ruling body UEFA has yet to comment on the latest developments in the case!

WE are waiting......

Trabzonspor did it, Inter did not!

Let me say this before I say anything...

Trabzonspor and Trabzonspor fans will never forget Inter Milan!

The score came out of Milan in the last minutes of the match, against CSKA Moscow ,really hurt Trabzonspor and their fans...

Let's not forget ,Trabzonspor is the only team who got four points from Inter in this group...

Maybe just because of that, Inter Milan did not want Trabzon in Champions League anymore!

Going down to CSKA in the very last minutes was not pleasant!


On the other hand, I wrote it here, before the match, a lot of pundits in Europe thought , Lille was going with Inter !

They were fooled by Trabzonspor and Inter too.....

But, Trabzonspor had a Turkish wall with Tolga Zengin guard in the goal!

Lille, could not go through that Turkish wall.......

Goalkeeper Tolga Zengin made some huge saves as Trabzonspor scraped a 0-0 draw at Lille that put Trabzonspor and Lille out of the Champions League.


Lille finished bottom of Group B and failed to even qualify for the Europa League,while Trabzonspor earned a spot in the Europa League!


Tolga Zengin kept out attacks from Moussa Sow and Eden Hazard, and it looked like Trabzonspor was heading into the next round until CSKA's late goal secured a 2-1 win at Inter.


That was bad news for Trabzonspor and Trabzonspor fans!


But, I could say this being there for the first time, Trabzonspor did well..

After Manchester teams and some of the Europe big names eliminated from Champions League, I think , Trabzonspor will have a better competition in the the Europa League..

After all, Trabzonspor still in Europe.....

Trabzonspor or Lille?

A lot of pundits in Europe are saying Lille will join Inter Milan to reach last 16 in the champions league!

That could well be on paper, but, they could well be wrong too!

Trabzonspor, could well surprise Lille in France and join Inter Milan!

Players like Halil Altintop and Burak Yilmaz, could well make a diffrence in this match.


*If this match ends as a draw, Trabzonspor will qualify for the last 16 and Lille for the Europa League as long as CSKA do not win against Inter.

*If the game ends as a draw and CSKA do beat Inter, Trabzonspor will make the Europa League while Lille will be eliminated from Europe.


Trabzonspor-Lille game will take place at the Lille Metropole and kick off at 20.45 hours (French local time).




FC Internazionale Milano 5 10
Trabzonspor AS 5 6
LOSC Lille Metropole 5 5
PFC CSKA Moskva 5 5

TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE WRAP: TOP THREE..FENERBAHCE, GALATASARAY AND BESIKTAS

After the week 13, in the Turkish Super League, we have a new top three in the standings!

While Fenerbahce and Galatasaray kept their place in the standing ,after Manisaspor could not win away match in Mersin, Besiktas captured the third place after they beat Orduspor, Monday night in Antalya, Turkey.

Besiktas made the biggest jump from sixth place to third place...

This was huge win for Besiktas!

In the week 13, there were two teams, that won their away matches...

Galatasaray won in Ankara against Genclerbirligi and Eskisehir won in Bursa...


With a win,Galatasaray kept second place and Eskisehir moved ahead of Bursa,Mersin and Orduspor


BUSY WEEK,,,,,,,,,,

This will be another week and weekend, we will see matches played almost every day until Monday!

Another jam-packed week with Turkish football and more.....

As you know on Wendsday, Trabzonspor will play agaiinst LIlle in the Champions league matches...

Week 14, matches will be played on this coming Wendsday and Thursday and on the weekend we will see, week 15, matches starting on Saturday and ending on Monday night in Turkey..

Perhaps, the most important match of the week 14, will be Turkey's derby match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce...

The derby match, will be on Wendsday night at 19:30 Local Turkey time.......

Two hours later, Turkish football fans will watch Trabzonspor vs Lille match same night!

There will be three matches on Wendsday and five matches on Thursday in the week 14...

Two days later, week 15 ,will take a start on Saturday and will end on Monday night...

There will be one match on Saturday(10 Dec 2011 ), five matches on Sunday and three matches on Monday night...

So, get ready watch and follow a lot of Turkish football this week and this weekend and more!

This week and this weekend could be very crucial for Turkey's top teams , Fenerbahce and Galatasaray!

After playing the derby match on wendsday they have very difficult matches on the weekend..

Both of them will travel and play in away matches!

While Fenerbahce travel to Bursa , Galatasaray will have a longer journey...

They will travel to Trabzon to play Trabzonspor...

Both of these matches will be on Sunday(11 Dec 2011)....

Besiktas and Manisa also will compete for third place and more this week and this weekend!

Besiktas will face Manisa in Manisa on Thursday and than Besiktas will host Buyuksehir at home on Sunday while Manisaspor will travel to Sivas on this coming Monday...

These matches will be playing in the mid-week and weekend could well change a lot of things on top and the bottom...

At the end of the week 13, Fenerbahce have a three point cushion on top but, the match on Wendsday against Galatasaray is very important...

A win, could open the gap on top but a draw will keep the gap same with Galatasaray..

In a case of Manisa or Besiktas winning their match in the week 14, could put them in a good position for first place....

On next Monday night(12 Dec 2011), after Bursaspor vs Fenerbahce match, we could well see whole different top three in the Turkish Super League,,,,,,,,

Lastly, it has been long time, we haven't seen Istanbul big guns(Fenerbahce,Galatasaray, Besiktas) in the top three in Turkey!

Could they stay there?

Time will show..........




WEEK 13 RESULTS/////

02 Dec 2011
FT Sivasspor 2 : 2 Trabzonspor
03 Dec 2011
FT Fenerbahce 4 : 2 Ankaragucu
FT Gaziantepspor 1 : 0 Samsunspor
FT Genclerbirligi 0 : 1 Galatasaray
04 Dec 2011
FT Antalyaspor 2 : 1 Karabukspor
FT Bursaspor 0 : 1 Eskisehirspor
FT Kayserispor 1 : 0 Buyuksehir
FT Mersin 0 : 0 Manisaspor
05 Dec 2011
FT Besiktas 2 : 1 Orduspor


WEEK 14 MATCHES (MID WEEK)

07 Dec 2011
FT Eskisehirspor 1 : 0 Antalyaspor
FT Galatasaray 3 : 1 Fenerbahce
FT Karabukspor 0 : 0 Gaziantepspor
08 Dec 2011
17:00 CET Ankaragucu ? : ? Bursaspor
17:00 CET Buyuksehir ? : ? Mersin
17:00 CET Samsunspor ? : ? Kayserispor
19:30 CET Manisaspor ? : ? Besiktas
19:30 CET Orduspor ? : ? Sivasspor

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WEEK 15.....(WEEKEND MATCHES)

0 Dec 2011
18:00 CET Gaziantepspor ? : ? Eskisehirspor
11 Dec 2011
12:00 CET Antalyaspor ? : ? Ankaragucu
12:00 CET Genclerbirligi ? : ? Orduspor
15:00 CET Besiktas ? : ? Buyuksehir
15:00 CET Mersin ? : ? Samsunspor
18:00 CET Trabzonspor ? : ? Galatasaray
12 Dec 2011
17:00 CET Kayserispor ? : ? Karabukspor
17:00 CET Sivasspor ? : ? Manisaspor
19:00 CET Bursaspor ? : ? Fenerbahce


standings......
1 Fenerbahce 13 8 4 1 20-11 28
2 Galatasaray 13 7 4 2 18-10 25
3 Besiktas 13 7 3 3 18-14 24
4 Manisaspor 13 6 5 2 13-8 23
5 Buyuksehir 13 6 3 4 19-14 21
6 Trabzonspor 13 5 6 2 19-14 21
7 Eskisehirspor 13 6 2 5 16-15 20
8 Mersin 13 5 4 4 14-13 19
9 Orduspor 13 4 5 4 11-10 17
10 Bursaspor 13 4 4 5 16-14 16
11 Kayserispor 13 5 1 7 15-16 16
12 Genclerbirligi 13 4 4 5 15-18 16
13 Antalyaspor 13 4 4 5 12-15 16
14 Sivasspor 13 4 4 5 18-23 16
15 Gaziantepspor 13 3 4 6 12-15 13
16 Karabukspor 13 3 2 8 15-19 11
17 Samsunspor 13 2 5 6 9-16 11
18 Ankaragucu 13 1 2 10 15-30 5

93 suspects charged in Turkish match-fixing probe

Turkish prosecutors investigating a match-fixing scandal in Turkey are expected to file indictments on Monday against 93 suspects, including the chairman of champions Fenerbahce.

More than 30 players and officials, including the Fenerbahce chairman, Aziz Yildirim, have been in jail pending trial, since the scandal broke over the summer, forcing the Turkish Football Federation to delay the start of the season by a month.


On Friday, Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul, vetoed legislation approved by parliament that would have reduced jail sentences for match-fixing crimes from a maximum 12 years to three years.

The president based his decision on concern that the public would view the change in the law as being made to benefit certain individuals and that the reduced penalties would not act as a sufficient deterrent.

Under pressure from Uefa, the TFF barred last year's champions Fenerbahce from the Champions League. Runners-up Trabzonspor replaced them.

Among the games under investigation are Fenerbahce's 4-3 victory over Sivasspor, which clinched the title on the last day of the season and the cup final between Besiktas and IBB. Besiktas have returned the trophy pending the outcome of the investigation.



Fenerbahce chairman Aziz Yildirim, who has denied any wrongdoing, could be sentenced to a total of 114 years in prison if convicted on charges of establishing a crime-ring, swindling, and match-fixing, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Yildirim and 30 others, including former Giresunspor president Olgun Peker, remain in jail and it was not clear when they will go on trial in connection with the scandal involving 19 allegedly fixed games last season.

A total of 93 people have been charged. Prosecutors said the investigation was focusing on officials of eight clubs, including two other top clubs -- Trabzonspor and Besiktas.

According to Anatolian news agency , the indictment described Peker and Yildirim as the ring leaders in a broad match-fixing scheme.

Prosecutor Fikret Secen said suspects who remain free were barred from attending sports events as spectators. Among them were players from Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Bursaspor and Eskisehirspor.

Fenerbahce went unbeaten through the second half of the season and beat Trabzonspor to the title on goal difference. Officials with Trabzonspor, which replaced Fenerbahce in the Champions League, also have been implicated, along with officials or players from several other clubs.

Other clubs mentioned in the indictment were Besiktas, Trabzonspor, Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi Spor (IBB), Sivasspor, Manisaspor, Giresunspor and Mersin Idman Yurdu.

Last term's cup final between Besiktas and IBB is another match under investigation. Winners Besiktas have returned the trophy pending the probe's outcome.

One of two deputy presidents of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF ), Goksel Gumusdag, was among those indicted on match-fixing charges.

Istanbul court has 15 days to decide whether the case is strong enough to go to trial.

U.S. U-17 Men's National Team Beats Turkey

Turkey's U-17(16)'s started the match in very shaky grounds and sat in their half of the field whole first half of the match and than after with ten men they played a lot more better in the second half but lost the match in the last minutes of the match!


In 2010 ,Turkey beat USA, 2-1 and won the Nike International Friendlies Tournament....

But this year, they loss to US in the last minute!

For Yanks,Herber Mejia Flores score in the 88th minute on an assist from Wesley Wade as the US U-17 men's national team earned 2-1 victory over young Turks....

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US scored first in the match from a corner kick in the 18th minute......

Jorge Calix gave a short pass to Junior Flores, who crossed the ball into the box and Tyler Turner head at the back post, as Turkey goalkeeper from Goztepe's Junior team from Izmir, Mehmet Goktug Bakirbas scrambled!


Young Turks were reduced to 10 men in the 40th minute after Yusuf Selim Sahin was sent off for a two-footed, studs up challenge on Flores.


After down a player and a goal Turkey starting to play in attacking mode in the second half..

In the 47th minute, young Turks powered into the US end. Mustafa Batuhan Altinas who plays for Bursaspor Junior team made his way in front of goal and fired into the near top corner...

After young Turks missing a good couple chances, young yanks turned up the heat again...

Young Turkish keeper from Goztepe team,Mehmet Goktug Bakirbas had a couple of good saves before US scored the winning goal!

Actual Turkey was better side in the second half until the 88th minute goal....

Big mistake by Turkish defender and captain of the young Turks, Melih Can Yagci(14) cost the match for Turkey...


Midfielder Herber Mejia Flores scored in the 88th minute the winning goal for yanks,,,,,

The young Yanks outshot the Turks 14-6 and 6 shots on goal to Turkey’s three.

Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/12/03/3697753/us-soccer-wins.html#ixzz1fSM0umaK

On Sunday, US will face Brazil for the Tournament championship match....

Turkey will play against France on Sunday...

Young Turks, have zero point in the tournament...

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Match Report........

Date: Dec. 2, 2011
Competition: 2011 Nike International Friendlies
Venue: Premier Sports Campus; Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
Kickoff: 5 p.m. ET
Attendance: 1,859
Weather: 68 degrees, cool

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 1 2
TUR 0 1 1

USA – Tyler Turner (Junior Flores) 19th minute
TUR – Mustafa Batuhan Altintas 47
USA – Junior Flores (Wesley Wade) 88

Lineups:
USA: 18-Evan Louro; 4-Shaquell Moore, 2-Conor Donovan, 6-Tyler Turner, 3- John Requejo, Jr.; 7-Rubio Rubin (9-Wesley Wade, 55), 14-Steven Echevarria, 10-Junior Flores (20-Christopher Lema, 90), 15-Jorge Calix (8-Angel Heredia, 54); 13-Corey Baird, 19-Danya Kafai (11-DeAndre Robinson, 61)
Subs Not Used: 1-Paul Christensen, 5-Guy Kabala, 12- Adonis Amaya, 16-Kevin Politz, 17-Dembakwi Yomba
Head coach: Wilmer Cabrera

TURKEY: 12-Mehmet Goktug Bakirbas; 7-Anil Capkin, 14-Melih Can Yagci (capt.), 4-Mehdi Akgul, 15-Mahmuthan Samet Acar (3-Umut Can Ince, 36); 6-Serdar Bingol; 17-Ismail Kose (20-Aziz Ceylan, 82), 8-Mert Ozturk (2-Cahit Enis Katipogl, 66), 18-Yusuf Selim Sahin, 11-Berk Yildiz; 9-Mustafa Batuhan Altintas
Subs Not Used: 1-Anil Demir, 5-Alim Harlak, 10-Semih Islemecioglu,13-Safa Altuntas, 16-Muhammet Rasit Sahingoz, 19-Ramazan Civele
Head coach: Mehmet Hacioglu

U.S. Under-17 Men vs. Turkey U-17(16) ...

(Photo by TFF )

Turkish National under 17(16)team will play their second match on Friday against USA Under 17 team at 5:00 PM,ET and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel.

Young Turks loss their first match to Brazil with 1-0 score.....

On the other hand ,young Yankees, tied with France...

The USA Nike Friendly International Tournament started back in 2007 with the vision of bringing big names in to US soccer....

Brazil and USA has been there since the tournament started....


This is third time for Turkish under 17(16)..

The other team in the tournament, France, it is for first time for them!

To order to go on and win the Tournament it is very important match tonight...

Who ever loses this match will be pretty much out of winning the tournament!

USA, looks better side but, you will never know..

The talent on Turkish squad could change that...

Most of the Turkish National Team under 16 player are from Fenerbahce and Bucasspor!

There is one player from Galatasaray and one player from Besiktas and one player from Bursasspor.

Altay, Goztepe and Turgutluspor each send one player.....

There also German born Turkish players who are playing for German teams in Germany...

Brazil is on top with 3 points in the standing...

USA and France both have one point while Turkey have no points, going into this match!

Turkish under 16 National team is coach by Mehmet Hacioglu....


The match will be broadcast live on cable on Fox Soccer Channel...

While, US show this match live here , I am very surprised why Turkish TV's wont pick this match live?

This really show the interest for youth development in Turkey!