Besiktas's Matias Delgado to Arsenal?....

According to British press, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is lining up a £5 million move for Besiktas central midfielder Matias Delgado.

The Argentine international has little over a year left on his current deal with Besiktas and is believed to be available at a cut-down price.

However, Arsenal are likely to face competition for the 25-year-old's signature from Everton and Middlesbrough, who are known to be keen admirers, while Valencia and Villarreal are also monitoring the situation from Spain.

But Delgado is believed to be enticed by the premise of Champions' League football, which could help to sway the balance in Arsenal's favour.

FENERBAHCE KNOCKS OF BESIKTAS !.....

Demirel reacts after their goal against Besiktas during their Turkish Super League derby soccer match at the Inonu stadium in Istanbul,Turkey, Saturday, March 29, 2008.
(AP Photo/Serkan Senturk)


As I warned last week , troubled defense for Besiktas cost another match for Besiktas. This loss will put Besiktas way behind in the race. The Dark days ahead for Besiktas. Because They will play against Sivasspor next weekend in SIvas. A loss their too, will put Besiktas, out of the European competition.
So, dark days are waiting for Besiktas!.. Rookie Coach Ertugrul Saglam has to be punished for this !........
Alex, scored the both goals for Fenerbahce. Before the big match in the CL, against Chelsea, this was Good morale boost for Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce coach won another Istanbul Derby ...
Also on Saturday, Ankaraspor beat Trabzonspor 1-0, and Denizlispor beat Genclerbirligi at home 3-2.
WEEK 28:
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Ankaraspor 1- 0 Trabzonspor
Denizlispor 3 - 2 Genclerbirligi
Besiktas 1 - 2 Fenerbahce..... MATCH OF THE WEEK

Sunday, 30 March 2008
Ankaragucu 2-0 Bursaspor
Galatasaray 0-0 Gaziantepspor
Kasimpasa 0-4 Sivasspor
Kayserispor 1-2 Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK
Konyaspor 0-1 Genclerbirligi OFTAS
Manisaspor 2-1 Caykur Rizespor

Altintop could miss Euro 2008!

Turkish National Team midfielder Hamit Altintop is likely to miss the rest of the season and is also doubtful for Euro 2008 after suffering a broken metatarsal.

Altintop had surgery in Germany after injuring his foot in Turkey's 2-2 draw with Belarus on Wednesday, his club Bayern Munich said in a statement.

"It's a shock," Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said on Thursday. "It's doubtful whether he'll be able to play again this season."

Turkey are in Group A at Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria. The tournament begins on June 7.

Source:Wires

SCORE AND MATCH IS FRIENDLY!...2-2

Turkey's Tuncay Sanli celebrates his goalagainst Belarus during their friendly soccer match in Minsk March 26, 2008.
(REUTERS)


Turkish National Team had to come from behind twice to scrape a 2-2 draw away to Belarus in their friendly international.
Belarus, who were recently beaten 1-0 by Luxembourg, took the lead in the 36th minute with Vitaly Kutuzov beating Tolga Zengin in the Turkey goal. But the visitors were back on terms five minutes before the interval with Middlesbrough striker Tuncay Sanli finding the net. Veteran coach Fatih Terim would have expected a much-improved display from his side after the break, but they again found themselves on the back foot.
Viatcheslav Hleb delighted the Dinamo Stadion crowd as he restored Belarus' advantage in the 65th minute.
Turkey's response was again swift, with substitute goalkeeper Vasily Khomutovsky unable to prevent Tumer Metin from equalising for a second time.

This was second consecutive draw in warmup matches for the European Championship.
Fatih Terim's boys, played to a 0-0 draw against Sweden last month.


Lineups:

Belarus: Yuri Zhernov (Vasily Khomutovsky, 46), Ryhor Filipenka, Vladimir Korytko, Vitaly Bulyga, Anton Putsila (Ihar Shitau, 88), Maksim Romashchenko, Aleksandr Hleb, Aleksei Skvernyuk (Pavel Plaskonny, 25), Vitaly Kutuzov (Viacheslav Gleb, 48), Raman Kirenkin, Nikolai Kashevsky.

Turkey: Tolga Zengin, Servet Cetin, Hakan Kadir Balta (Sabri Sarioglu, 22), Mehmet Topal, Mehmet Aurelio, Nihat Kahveci, Gokhan Unal, Ceyhun Gulselam, Tuncay Sanli (Gokhan Gonul, 78), Hamit Antintop, Serdar Ozkan (Arda Turan, 61; Tumer Metin, 65).

Feldkamp leaving Galatasaray at end of season

German coach Karl-Heinz Feldkamp said Wednesday he will not serve as the coach of Turkcell Super League team Galatasaray next season.

"However, Galatasaray's President Adnan Polat designated me to choose both the squad for 2008-2009 season and the new coach," he told a press conference in Istanbul.

Feldkamp previously coached Galatasaray in 1992-1993, and also coached another Istanbul club, Besiktas in 1999.

In June 2007, he returned to Galatasaray by signing a two-year contract and replacing outgoing coach Erik Gerets.

Galatasaray to play one game without fans
The Turkish Soccer Disciplinary Board ruled that Galatasaray soccer team of Istanbul will play its next home game in the Turkcell Super Soccer League without spectators.

The board said the decision was taken because Galatasaray fans were responsible for rowdy scenes during the game against Ankaraspor.

Galatasary which is chasing the title and will play a crucial game at home against Gaziantespor this weekend without its fans.

Galatasary is second in the standings with 60 points. Fenerbahce which will play a derby game with powerful Besiktas in Istanbul is the leader also with 60 points but on a better goal average.

Source:wires

New Turkey 08/09 Nike football kits launched

TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM NEW UNIFORMS FOR EURO 2008
TFF,The Turkish Football(soccer) Federation unveiled the home and away uniforms in a press conference on Monday in Istanbul.

At the press conference some of the National players model the uniforms to press.

Here are some pictures from TFF........

You could buy these Uniforms at my page www.turkishsoccer.com
Just click on the uniform on the right top side.....

Turkey, Belarus to play friendly game

Turkish national soccer team coach Fatih Terim talks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 24, 2008. Turkey will play Belarus in Minsk in a friendly match on Wednesday. Turkey is in Group A with Switzerland, Portugal and Czech Republic in the Euro2008, European Soccer Championship finals which will take place in Switzerland and Austria in June.
Photo:(AP)

Turkey is making final preparations for Wednesday's friendly game with Belarus in Minsk.

The friendly game with Belarus is part of getting ready for the Euro 2008 to take place in Switzerland and Austria later in June.

Turkey-Belarus game will kick off at 8:00 p.m. (Turkish local time).


Meanwhile, Turkish coach Fatih Terim announced the players that will be in his squad in Belarus: Volkan Demirel, Mehmet Aurelio, Ugur Boral, Yasin Cakmak, Gokhan Gonul, Selcuk Sahin (Fenerbahce), Hakan Kadir Balta, Servet Cetin, Sabri Sarioglu, Mehmet Topal, Arda Turan (Galatasaray), Serdar Ozkan, (Besiktas), Mehmet Yildiz (Sivasspor), Gokhan Unal (Kayserispor), Tolga Zengin (Trabzonspor), Gokhan Emreciksin (Ankaragucu), Remzi Giray Kacar (Genclerbirligi OFTAS Spor), Mustafa Sarp (Bursaspor), Emre Asik (Ankaraspor), Nihat Kahveci (Villarreal), Gokdeniz Karadeniz (Rubin Kazan), Tuncay Sanli (Middlesbrough), Halil Altintop (Schalke 04), Hamit Altintop (Bayern Munich), Yildiray Basturk (Stuttgart), Tumer Metin (Larissa), Mevlut Erdinc (Sochaux), Caner Erkin (CSKA Moscow),Ceyhun Gülselam (SpVgg Unterhaching).

IT IS HONOR TO BE WANTED BY CHELSEA TEAM BUT,I AM FOCUSED TO EURO 2008 WITH THE TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM NOW.......



In reference to rumors that he would sign England's Chelsea soccer club at the end of this season, Fatih Terim said he would be occupied with the Turkish national soccer team until the end of Euro 2008. "I currently have no time to talk to any soccer club as I am very busy with the Turkish national soccer team," Terim also said.