ISTANBUL - Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe ended in a goalless draw Sunday, virtually canceling each other's Turkcell Super League title dreams. At the final moments, it was about fists and agression, probably fueled by the bitter feeling of seeing their seasons come to an early end.
ISTANBUL - Turkcell Super League’s 2009 premiere weekend features games that will live up to its flashy tag: Leader Sivasspor welcomes defending Turkish champion Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe takes on Trabzonspor in two highlights of Turkcell Super League’s return from the winter break
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.
ISTANBUL - The century-old Olympic motto of 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) has rarely sounded this appropriate, as 2008 saw many impressive performances. Records were shattered, tremendous attitudes shown and sports were filled with more drama than ever. This is how heroes are made
ISTANBUL - Tonight's international friendly game against Austria may not be a crucial test, the Turkish national football team will want to win it anyway, even if for emotional reasons, as it is back to the Ernst Happel Stadium, where it displayed such heroic performances in this summer's EURO 2008
ISTANBUL - Tonight's international friendly game against Austria may not be a crucial test, the Turkish national football team will want to win it anyway, even if for emotional reasons, as it is back to the Ernst Happel Stadium, where it displayed such heroic performances in this summer's EURO 2008
ISTANBUL - Much speculation and various predictions are made whenever Galatasaray travels to the Anatolian part of Istanbul to meet its arch-rival Fenerbahçe, but nothing is ever certain in Turkish football's biggest rivalry. Galatasaray looks to end nine years of misery at Fenerbahçe, while the home team plans to stop the gung-ho Lions' attacks to keep its long winning streak going another year.