GALATASARAY LEADS THE TURKISH TEAMS IN ALL TIME CLUB WORLD RANKINGS

IFFHS released its annual Top 350 Club World Ranking. G Saray with 187 points takes the 42th, Besiktas with 67 points 82th and F Bahce with 57 points 89 in the Club Ranking ever.

An All-time Club World Ranking determined by taking account all the results of the national championships, the national cup competitions, the club competitions of the six continental confederations and the FIFA.

1. FC Barcelona España 710
2. Manchester United FC England 628
3. Real Madrid CF España 602
4. Milan AC Italia 595
5. Juventus FC Torino Italia 584
6. FC Internazionale Milano Italia 532
7. FC Bayern München Deutschland 514
8. Arsenal FC London England 511
9. CA River Plate Buenos Aires Argentina 483
10. FC do Porto Portugal 405
11. AFC Ajax Amsterdam Nederland 400
12. Chelsea FC London England 397
13. Liverpool FC England 387
14. CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Argentina 374
15. Parma AC Italia 373
16. AS Roma Italia 361
17. Valencia CF España 352
18. SS Lazio Roma Italia 342
19. Glasgow Rangers FC Scotland 334
20. São Paulo FC Brasil 326
21. Club Atlético de Madrid España 287
22. BV Borussia Dortmund Deutschland 285
23. Paris Saint-Germain FC France 284
24. Spartak Moscow Russia 278
25. AS de Monaco France 277
26. Olympique Lyonnais France 268
27. SV Werder Bremen Deutschland 264
28. Club Brugge KV Belgique 260
29. CSD Colo Colo Santiago Chile 259
30. Glasgow Celtic FC Scotland 257
31. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña España 255
32. Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal 245
33. Grêmio de Foot-Ball Porto-Alegrense Brasil 233
34. Feyenoord Rotterdam Nederland 227
35. CD América Cali Colombia 225
36. AJ Auxerroise France 204
37. Newcastle United FC England 197
38. Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte Brasil 194
39. Olympique de Marseille France 193
40. PSV Eindhoven Nederland 192
41. FBC Olimpia Asunción Paraguay 188
42. Galatasaray SK İstanbul Türkiye 187
43. RSC Anderlecht Belgique 182
44. CA Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 176
45. TSV Bayer Leverkusen Deutschland 163
46. SE Palmeiras São Paulo Brasil 162
47. Santos FC Brasil 157
48. FC Girondins de Bordeaux France 156
49. CD Universidad Católica Santiago Chile 149
50. Club Nacional de Football Montevideo Uruguay 142

FC Schalke 04 Deutschland 142
52. Sevilla FC España 141
53. CDC Atlético Nacional Medellín Colombia 140
54. CR Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Brasil 139

Real Zaragoza CD España 139
56. AC Sparta Praha Česká Republika 138
57. FC de Nantes France 136
58. Cerro Porteño FBC Asunción Paraguay 135
59. CR Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro Brasil 127
60. Torino Calcio Italia 126
61. Dinamo Kyiv Ukraina 123
62. Panathinaikos Athens Greece 113
63. CA San Lorenzo de Almagro Buenos Argentina 107
SK Slavia Praha Česká Republika 107
65. FK Crvena zvezda Beograd Srbija 105
66. Real Club Deportivo Mallorca España 103
67. SC Corinthians Paulista São Paulo Brasil 95
68. Real Betis Balompié España 93
69. Leeds United AFC England 87
Villarreal CF España 87
71. Sampdoria UC Genova Italia 83
72. CF América Ciudad de México México 81
73. Hamburger SV Deutschland 79
74. Eintracht Frankfurt Deutschland 76
75. VfB Stuttgart Deutschland 75
76. AEK Athens Greece 73

CSKA Moscow Russia 73
78. Lokomotive Moscow Russia 72
79. Tottenham Hotspur FC England 71
80. Olympiakos Pireas Greece 69

RCD Espanyol Barcelona España 69
82. Beşiktaş JK İstanbul Türkiye 68

CA Peñarol Montevideo Uruguay 68

SC Internacional Porto Alegre Brasil 68
85. AC Firenze Italia 64
86. Club Libertad Asunción Paraguay 62
87. FC Shakhtyor Donetsk Ukraina 61
88. AZ Alkmaar Nederland 60
89. CA Mineiro Belo Horizonte Brasil 57

Fenerbahçe SK İstanbul Türkiye 57
91. FC Steaua Bucureşti România 56

Lille Olympique Sporting Club France 56
93. FC Rapid Bucureşti România 51
94. CA Independiente Avellaneda Argentina 50
95. FC Basel Schweiz 49
96. AD São Caetano Brasil 48

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa Portugal 48
98. 1. FC Kaiserslautern Deutschland 43
99. Racing Club de Lens France 40

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Deutschland 40

Thomas Gravesen to Galatasaray ?...

According to reports Celtic's Thomas Gravesen, currently on loan at Everton, could move to Galatasaray during the current transfer window - though the Turkish side are reportedly considering a number of other players as well.

According to the Daily Mail, Galatasaray are considering making a move for either Gravesen, Swiss international Johann Vogel or Swede Christian Wilhelmsson. Hopefully they will opt for Gravesen...

AC MILAN AFTER EMRE BELEZOGLU

AC Milan showed interest for Newcastle's turkey midfielder Emre Belozoglu (27), who would like to leave England. During next days his agent will meet Milan's executive Ariedo Braida. Ancelotti would like to see him as ideal alternative to Andrea Pirlo.

Vestel Manisaspor signs Brazilian player Santos

Vestel Manisaspor, signed a 3.5-year contract with Brazilian defense player Allyson Araujo Santos on Thursday.

Semih Vardarer, an executive from the club, said that Santos previously played in Turkish teams Caykur Rizespor and Denizlispor, adding, "He knows about Turkey and our league well. I believe we made a good transfer."

Besiktas: 3 Ankaraspor: 1

Besiktas won the game against Ankaraspor by a score of 3-1 in the Fortis Turkish Cup Group A. New Transfer Filip Holosko scored his first goal as a Besiktas player.

First goal came in the fifth minute, Delgado gave a beautifull pass to Tello and scored the first goal for Besiktas.


In the 34th minute, Holosko sent the ball to the middle field; and Tello scored the second goal for Besiktas.



In the second half, Bobo sent the ball to the left and Holosko scored the third goal for Besiktas and his first goal as a Besiktas player.


Ankaraspor only goal scored by Necati Ates on a penalty kick

FIFA.COM: Sivasspor slaying giants

Turkish Super League first half league leaders voice of a new bread in Turkish football(soccer) Sivasspor,got a attention from Fifa.com too...

This is very good and dandy for Sivasspor and the whole city of Sivas. They are the representatives of Anatolian teams know.....this is good part!...

The bad part is, watching Sivasspor coach Bulent Uygun and the President of the club, going from one TV to another TV station to talk about their success is a Little too early, in my opinion!...

I remember well last year when Turkish media pumped Vestel Manisaspor and Kayseri Erciyesspor coach Bulet Korkmaz very well.....

All that positive good time charlie news,turned in to sour one,this season.....

I just hope this does not happened to Bulent Uygun and Sivasspor in the second half of the season.

Here is the article by Fifa.com.....
Sivasspor slaying giants

At the halfway mark in the 2007-8 campaign, the Turkish top flight standings have a distinctly unfamiliar look to them. After 17 matches, the Istanbul-based big three of Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas are cast in the unlikely role of pursuers behind surprise front-runners Sivasspor. A mere three points cover the sides from top spot down to Besiktas in fourth, but what coach Bulent Uygun and his men have achieved so far still rates as one of the biggest shocks in European league football this term.

The Anatolia-based club first won a place in the second division in 2000-2001, appearing as fringe candidates in the promotion battle for a number of seasons after that. The second division championship and a prized berth in the Turkcell Super Lig finally arrived two-and-a-half years ago in summer 2005.

Sivasspor finished a highly respectable eighth in their debut top flight season, advancing a place to seventh the following year, but this term's form under greenhorn coach Uygun is still a revelation. The Anatolian upstarts currently represent the crème de la crème in Turkish club football with 37 points and the best goal difference in the section, leaving the highly-fancied Istanbul giants scrambling to keep pace.

Goal-getters Mohamed Kurtulus and Mehmet Yildiz have emerged as the star players this term for the club founded as recently as 1967. Thirty-three year-old midfielder Kurtulus has eight goals to his name, with his team-mate contributing a further seven. Sivasspor's miserly 13 goals against is the second-best record in the league, this despite the absence of influential Australian international keeper Michael Petkovic with injury since late October.

Unity and team spirit appear the key to the surprise leaders' success. They have already visited all three of their chief pursuers in Istanbul, losing to Fenerbahce and Galatasaray but coming away from Besiktas with all three points, and have otherwise displayed a consistency their rivals are struggling to match.

On the right track
With all three Istanbul clubs still to visit the compact 18,500 capacity Sivas 4 Eylul Stadi in the second half of term, 36-year-old coach Uygun's optimistic vision for 2008 is easy to understand. "Given our limited resources and small budget, my players have done a great job so far, and I believe they can keep it up in the second half of the season too," the former Turkey international and Fenerbahce striker comments.

International experience from overseas is another feature of Uygun's regular line-up. At the still-tender age of 23, Guinea starlet Mamaduo Diallo offers a commanding defensive presence, although he will miss his club's early matches in the second half of the campaign as he will be away on CAF Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008 duty. Up front, Israel international Pini Felix Balili is now in his third season at the club and has chalked up two goals in 14 matches, although his real value to the team is as a provider.

After becoming the first Anatolian side for 14 years to top the standings at the midpoint in the campaign, Uygun and his men now face a true test of their credentials as they seek to prove the achievement is no flash in the pan, nor merely a product of their rivals' inconsistency. The remainder of the Turkcell Super Lig programme promises excitement galore and potentially the first champions from outside Istanbul since Trabzonspor's title triumph back in 1984, fully 24 years ago.

Sivasspor will sign with Tunisian defender Karim Saidi

Leader of Turkish Turkcell Super League Sivasspor agreed in principle with Dutch team Feyenoord's Tunisian defender Karim Saidi. Saidi, 24, is soon expected to sign a contract with Sivasspor, sources said. Sivasspor plans to sign another foreign player, sources added.

Karim Saidi born 1983 is a Tunisian football player currently playing for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He is a regular in the Tunisian national team.

SHORT ..SHORT.....TRANSFER NEWS FROM TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE.........
*GENCLERBIRLIGI AGREE WITH CHILEAN GOALKEEPER
Turkcell Super League team Genclerbirligi agreed on terms with Chilean goalkeeper Nicolas Miroslav Peric.

*BURSASPOR TO SIGN PERUVIAN STRIKER ZUNIGA.........
Turkish Turkcell Super League team Bursaspor said they agreed in principle with Peruvian striker Ysrael Zuniga Yares.

* The former Genclerbirligi player Nick Carle has completed his move to high-flying English Championship club Bristol City.