Graeme Souness doesn’t spend much time at Galatasaray but is “extremely proud and pleased that people remember me for doing what I did”
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For the first time in four decades, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahce or Galatasaray aren’t playing in Europe. What has gone wrong for Turkey’s Big Three?
A man of equal talent and controversy, Christoph Daum’s managerial career came so close to greatness but ultimately fell short at key moments
Jay-Jay Okocha’s time at Fenerbahçe may have been brief and trophyless, but he remains one of the club’s most gifted players of all
Despite failing to reach the heights many predicted, Diego has left a generation of fans with moments of genius to savour for years to come
Undefeated. That was the word on the minds of River Plate fans as their team marched into La Bombonera on 11 December 1994. Not once in their 93-year history had Los Millonarios won a trophy without losing…
Macedonia, despite the likes of Pančev and Pandev, is yet to see a truly world-class player emerge. Elif Elmas is set to change that
Although of late there has been a trend for a single striker to be the norm at many of the bigger clubs – Kane, Drogba, Agüero, Costa, Torres and Lukaku immediately come…
THE 2002 WORLD CUP is well remembered for its underdog stories, with the likes of Senegal and South Korea defeating the established order of France, Italy and Spain. Another surprise story were…
IN YOĞURTÇU PARK IN THE KADIKÖY DISTRICT OF ISTANBUL, across the road from Fenerbahçe’s Şükrü Saracoğlu stadium, the amassed crowd begin chanting. The date is 15 September 2012 and a small ceremony…
Flares illuminated the clouds of smoke that rolled down the streets. Lines of policemen in riot gear threatened civilians with clubs, water cannons and rubber bullets. Anti-autocratic fervour had gripped the city,…
On the southern fringes of Rotterdam’s eclectic centre, deposited between train tracks and the River Maas, Stadion Feyenoord encapsulates many of its city’s nuances. Better known by its moniker De Kuip (The…
This feature is a part of A Tale of One City ISTANBUL IS A BREATHTAKING CITY. Locals call it ‘the city that is older than time itself’. The ancient town, formerly known as…