Turkey Host Ghana

Turkish national football-soccer team meets Ghana in a friendly game in Istanbul .

“Playing against one of the most important teams of African football will be an important test,” coach Abdullah Avcı said at a press conference yesterday. “I hope we play well and get the result that we failed to recently – to get a morale boost before September.” 

Turkey will visit Romania on Sept. 10 in a key game, four days after hosting continental pushover Andorra. 

Six games into the 2014 World Cup qualification, Turkey is fourth in the Group D, left far behind the Netherlands, which leads with 18 points. Hungary is second with 11 points and Romania is third with 10 points. Turkey, which lost to Romania and Hungary in key games, is just fourth with seven points, and will make a desperate bid to get second place in the group for a playoff spot on the way to Brazil. 

Avcı said the Romania game would be decisive and refused to give up hope. 

 Abdullah Avcı’s performance as the national team coach has been largely disappointing, since he has led the team to only six wins in 17 matches, losing eight times. 

The Turkey vs Ghana match will start at 9:00 PM local Turkey time (2:00 ET)

The match will be broadcast live by Kanal  D TV . 

Turkish Super Cup : Drogba Factor !

Let's face it , we could call him most recognize player who is playing in Turkey.

He is  Galatasaray players Didier Drogba! 

He has been with Galatasaray only six month , but he is setting records ! 

A league Championship ...,

Emirates Cup ..,,

And now , helping Galatasaray winning 

Turkish Super Cup !

In short.  six month time...,,,,

Last season when he helped Galatasaray win the league tittle ....

Drogba played in 10 matches and scored  5 goals and assisted on 6 goals !

This season , he scored two goals against Arsenal when Galatasaray won the Emirates Cup and scoring one on Sunday in the overtime to claim Turkish Super Cup . 

That is without a doubt is Drogba factor !

Even though , Drogba was not on Fatih Terim's list !

Galatasaray CEO  Unal Aysal made move and got Drogba from China ...

Galatasaray fans should be thankful their  President for that !

There no question , Drogba is the leader on the pitch for Galatasaray ..,

Although , Fenerbahçe's new defender Buruno Alves shot him down pretty good until he received a red card at the 62 minute of the match ....

Looking at the match.,,,

Fenerbahçe had many chances early minutes of the match but, they couldn't cash  it in !

Both keepers were fantastic ...

Mert Gunok kept , Fenerbahçe with his saves before Drogba scored ...

And Muslera kept Galatasaray's lead after Drogba scored !

Both made some huge saves in the match ...

Even though , Drogba scored on him, Fenerbahçe keeper Mert Gunok won the most valuable players award by TFF ...

Drogba's powered header was the only goal in the Turkish Super Cup in Kayseri .

Just before, the season started this weekend , Drogba factor is already working for Galatasaray .

Galatasaray with the help from Drogba won the Turkish Super Cup against 10 -man Fenerbahçe team ...

Also.this was Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim's 13th cup winning, in his career .He surpassed Trabzonspor former coach Ahmet Suat Ozyazici ,who won 12 cup titles in his career . 

Turkish Super Cup: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce

Just one week before the Turkish Super League takes a start

We will see Galatasaray and Fenerbahce go at it in Kayseri,Turkey

For a  " Super Cup " of Turkey !

Galatasaray recently beat Arsenal in England and captured the Emirates Cup in London

On the other hand Fenerbahce, beat Salzburg at home and advance to the next round in the Champions League play-off 

Fenerbahce will face Arsenal in Champion League play -off match !

Fenerbahce recently added  a new player to their roster....

He is Emanuel Emenike....

He will not play in the Turkish Super Cup but he will be big scoring power in the league games and also against Arsenal... 

Turkish Super Cup use to called "Presidential Cup"...

And started at 1966 ...

Every season , League Champions and Turkish Cup winners play for Turkish Super Cup...

The 2012-2013  Turkish Super Lig Champions Galatasaray and 2012-2013 Turkish Cup winners Fenerbahce will face each other in Kayseri on Sunday.

Fenerbahce will be without their starting keeper Volkan Demirel ...

This should be very fun match to watch....

Players like, Drogba ,Sneijder and Burak Yilmaz should be on the pitch for Galatasaray.

Fenerbahce's Dirk Kuyt , Sow and Webo  could do damage on Galatasaray's week defense.

This is no friendly match....

Both teams would want to win this trophy and start the league on a good note....

Both of the teams will have their fans in the stadium.....

There will be high security at the doors, checking fans for alcohol level !
Anyone who does not pass breathalyzer test will not attend the match......

The Super Cup match  will be on Sunday Agust 11th, at 21:00 local Turkey time (2.00 ET),in Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri,Turkey.

The match will be broadcast by Turkish A TV Channel.

Here are some fact about teams and the Super Cup.....

This will be 40th Turkish Super Cup...

And it is the fifth match up for both teams in the Turkish Super Cup since 1966...

Galatasaray won the last Turkish Super Cup in 2012 against Fenerbahce...

Fenerbahce hasn't won this cup since 1985!

It will be very interesting  if they pull this one out....

Galatasaray coached by Fatih Terim and Fenerbahce coached by Ersun Yanal....

Both coaches like open and attacking  football !

That is why we should see a really good match on Sunday...

Bursaspor sack coach Hikmet Karaman

The Turkish Super League didn't even start yet but we have one coach already shown the door!

Bursaspor coach sacked on Friday after a huge loss at home in the Europa League play-off match...

Hikmet Karaman ,started the last season, with Gazinatep and later, in the late part of the second half of the season came to Bursaspor after Ertugrul Saglam resigned from his duties .

Since that time, Hikmet Karaman was coach of the Bursaspor....

Made a good run in the last part of the season with Bursa team....

Unfortunately, the man who gave him the job, has died suddenly and  Bursa club elected new CEO!

Things did not go that well with new CEO and Hikmet Karaman!

The loss at home against Serb team was Karaman's biggest cause .....

Fans called his resignation during the match....

Bursaspor officially announced  sacking news on Friday , on their web site.

There are few Turkish name coaches that is being talked  at water-cooler .....

Reportedly, Mustafa Denizli was asked and he did not want the job!

Most likely, one of the Turkish coaches who is  out of work will coach Bursaspor...

That is the way ,how Turkish football clubs run their team...

When things going bad.....
Fire coaches...

This is just starting, this season!

Before the season started......

Merry Go Round of Turkish coaches will go around again , this season.

Retread coaches and rookie coaches who has no experience, will be there !

Fenerbahce Draws Arsenal !

Fenerbahce to face Arsenal in Champions League

Fenerbahce's opponent became Arsenal FC at the play-off tour of UEFA Champions League.

Fenerbahce will attend the champions leauge's group phase if they would eleminate Arsenal FC and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) would not suspend the club from European cups.

Fenerbahce will play the first match against Arsenal FC in Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on 20-21 August, and second match will be played in Emirates Stadium in London on 28-29 August.

The result of UEFA Champions League play-off draw is as following:

Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)

FC Schalke 04 (GER) v FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)

FC Paços de Ferreira (POR) v FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

PSV Eindhoven (NED) v AC Milan (ITA)

Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) v Arsenal FC (ENG)

Champions route

GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v FK Austria Wien (AUT)

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v FC Basel 1893 (SUI)

FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) v NK Maribor (SVN)

FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ) v Celtic FC (SCO)

FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) v Legia Warszawa (POL)

The first legs take place on 20/21 August, with the returns a week later. The ten winners will join the 22 automatic entrants in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the draw for which is held in Monaco on Thursday 29 August. The losers will proceed to the UEFA Europa League group stage. The final will be played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Saturday 24 May.

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE PLAY-OFF DRAW.....

Trabzonspor will play against FK Kukesi (ALB) and Besiktas will play against Tromso IL (NOR) at the play-off tour of Europa League ....

UEFA Europe League play-off draw concluded and the opponents of Besiktas JK and Trabzonspor AS came out.

Trabzonspor AS will play against FK Kukesi (ALB) and Besiktas JK will play against Tromso IL (NOR) at the play-off tour of UEFA Europa League.

Besiktas, which has attended the play-off draw as seeding, will play the first match in Norway on August 22, and second match will be in Istanbul on August 29.

Besiktas will join the Europa League's group phase if they eliminate Tromso and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) would not suspend the club from European cups.

Trabzonspor will play its first match in Trabzon Avni Aker Stadium on August 22, and the second match will be in Albania on August 29.

The group stage draw will take place in Monaco on Friday 30 August.

UEFA Europa League play-off draw are as below:

FC Kuban Krasnodar (RUS) v Feyenoord (NED)

SV Zulte Waregem (BEL) v APOEL FC (CYP)

SK Rapid Wien (AUT) v FC Dila Gori (GEO)

CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (ROU) v SC Braga (POR)

Apollon Limassol FC (CYP) v OGC Nice (FRA)

FC Aktobe (KAZ) v FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

Swansea City AFC (ENG) v FC Petrolul Ploieşti (ROU)

Atromitos FC (GRE) v AZ Alkmaar (NED)

FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) v KRC Genk (BEL)

IF Elfsborg (SWE) v FC Nordsjælland (DEN)

WKS Slask Wrocław (POL) v Sevilla FC (ESP)

FC Salzburg (AUT) v VMFD Žalgiris (LTU)

Qarabag FK (AZE) v Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)

FC Minsk (BLR) v R. Standard de Liège (BEL)

FK Jablonec (CZE) v Real Betis Balompié (ESP)

HNK Rijeka (CRO) v VfB Stuttgart (GER)

FC Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) v KS Skënderbeu (ALB)

Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) v PAOK FC (GRE)

FC St Gallen (SUI) v FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)

Molde FK (NOR) v FC Rubin Kazan (RUS)

FK Vojvodina (SRB) v FC Sheriff (MDA)

Esbjerg fB (DEN) v AS Saint-Étienne (FRA)

Grasshopper Club (SUI) v ACF Fiorentina (ITA)

Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) v FC Astra (ROU)

Udinese Calcio (ITA) v FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)

FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)

Estoril Praia (POR) v FC Pasching (AUT)

JK Nõmme Kalju (EST) v FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)

FK Partizan (SRB) v FC Thun (SUI)

It is time for Trabzon and Bursa to do it

After Fenerbahce advance in the Champions League on Tuesday,
it is time for Trabzonspor and Bursaspor do it same thing...

They are both at home and playing in front of their fans,,,,

Trabzonspor beat Dinamo Minsk with one goal 1-0, in the first leg match last week.

A new coach Mustafa Akcay warned his players not to be overconfident against Minsk team.

This will be coach Mustafa Akcay's first official European match at Trabzon Avni Aker stadium.

The advantage is on Trabzon side but, they could not give up any goal against Minsk !

That could spell danger for them...

On the other hand, Bursaspor tied 2-2 in the first leg match against Vojvodino team from Serbia.

This will be first official European  home match for Bursaspor coach Hikmet Karaman too1

On the papar Bursaspor has a good team, playing in front of  their own fans should give them 12th man , power.

Scoring two away goals in the first leg match is big plus for Bursaspor.

Under normal circumstances, both teams should advance and book their tickets to Europa League playoffs.
 
Bursaspor vs Vojvodino match will start at 8.30 local Turkey time (1.30 ET ) and Turkish TRT Spor  will bradcast the match live...

On the other hand Trabzonspor vs Minsk match will start at 9.00 pm local time (2.00 ET) and  will broadcast by D Smart Spor.

Emirates Cup 2013 Highlights

Emirates Cup organization made a nice video highlights which Galatasaray team from Turkey won . You could watch the highlights of the Emirates Cup 2013 highlights video by clicking the link below 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7H6rfvail0