ISTANBUL - Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk puts on a solid performance to see off Germany’s Werder Bremen 2-1 in overtime in the UEFA Cup final at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. The final in Istanbul satisfies in providing quality football, but the crowd lacks the final atmosphere that a European competition final match deserves to have
ISTANBUL - It is the 100th anniversary of the first football match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, a milestone in Turkish sports' longest running and strongest rivalry, but the country's football scene is too involved with its daily agenda to bother celebrating it.