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Genclerbirligi's Swedish player Labinot Harbuzi has made an impressive start for the team. Team's coach Thomas Doll uses him as an attacking midfielder assisting the team's Brazilian striker Kahe. He looks energetic on the field, especially impressing with his long shots. He is the second Swedish player in the Super League. The other one is Galatasaray's Tobias Linderoth. Read Full Story

Turkish national team had a disastrous score against Bosnia on an away game and lost its chances (I think) to qualify for World Cup 2010. The team started well, but couldn't sustain its calmness during the game. As a result, they ended up losing their concentration and tactical discipline. Read Full Story

Galatasaray beat Panathinaikos 1-3 in an away game. The team generally was lucky. Two crucial mistakes by Pana defenders decided the result. But what was really important was Galatasaray's self-confidence and decisiveness in staying in the game. Read Full Story

Frank Rijkaard has enjoyed an absolutely brilliant start with Galatasaray. The team has NOT lost one single game since he has been appointed. Won all the 6 games in the Super League and qualified to the group stage in UEFA Europa league. Along with his assistant, Johan Neeskens, he has probably created the best coaching staff in club's history. He applies a similar tactic as of Barcelona. With too many passes and ball possession he tires the opponent and relies on the individual talent of... Read Full Story

Besiktas has started this season in a terrible fashion collecting 6 points in 6 games. Additionally, after losing against Galatasaray 3-0 in the league, they lost against Manchester United at a home game by 1-0. Mustafa Denizli, team's coach declared in a press conference that he may resign. The club has transferred Rodrigo Tabata and Ismail Koybasi from Gaziantepspor and loaned Ibrahim Kas from Getafe. Here is the game against Manchester United: Read Full Story

Turkcell Super League team Ankaraspor has been relegated to the lower First Division by the Turkish Football Association. Ankaraspor board agreed a merger with Ankaragucu during the season, which was found dubious by the federation. Ankaraspor has been an interesting team in Turkish Football. They were indirectly supported by Ankara Municipal and coached by famous German manager Jurgen Rober. Also, prior to the federation's decision, they had sent their best player to Ankaragucu. This is how... Read Full Story

In its fifth match in European Cups, Sivasspor has suffered a disappointing defeat against Anderlecht. With 5 new players in the squad, and the injuries of Mehmet Yildiz and Sezer Badur, Sivasspor has shown signs of extreme lack of discipline and organization. Especially the Australian goalkeeper Petkovic made crucial mistakes and the team failed to produce goal chances. Team's coach Bulent Uygun said in a post-match interview that he "apologizes" for the defeat and stressed the team's lack... Read Full Story

Galatasaray had a surprising draw today (1-1) against the Kazakh team Kobol in an away game. The lights went off after 40 mins, postponing the game for 12 minutes. It was a qualifier game for the UEFA Europa League. Frank Rijkaard's team consisted of mainly youngsters who won't, probably, be playing in the preferred squad of the team. Galatasaray started with a 4-3-3 formation, with 2 right wingers, and had to switch to 4-1-2-3 as the game progressed. It was Arda Turan and Milan Baros, two... Read Full Story

It is probably the most surprising transfer of the year: Ankaragucu has transferred Manchester City's Darius Vassell on a free transfer. He signed a 2+1 year contract and he will earn 900k Euros per year. Ankaragucu is an interesting team with a passionate supporter group. They always manage to avoid relegation somehow and this year they will be celebrating their 100th year. Therefore, they are trying to build a strong squad that will fight for a ticktet to one of the European cups. Also, the... Read Full Story

Turkish website sporx.com reports that Sochaux's French-born strikers has signed a contract with Paris Saint Germain. He is a good player, who also plays for the Turkish national team, and and has fame for his flair, pace, and solemn attitude. Good luck to him at PSG, the national team needs him. A clip of Erding from youtube: Read Full Story