Başakşehir: the controversial state-backed club threatening Turkey’s established order
FORMER CELTIC MANAGER Jock Stein once remarked how football is nothing without fans. In times of…
Franck Ribéry: the Galatasaray diaries
AT THE AGE of just 19, where Kylian Mbappé will end up is a scary…
Göztepe and the long journey back to Turkey’s top flight
OWING TO A KNACK of scoring late goals, Semih Şentürk is known in Turkey as…
How George Weah united a broken Liberia in his last days as an international footballer
GEORGE WEAH IS UNDOUBTEDLY one Africa’s all-time greatest footballers. In a glittering 13-year spell in…
Overweight, lazy and brilliant: the career of Werder Bremen legend Aílton
WITH A SHORT BLOW OF HIS WHISTLE, Edgar Steinborn confirmed something many scarcely thought possible.…
Marcelinho: the maverick Brazilian who lit up the Bundesliga
FROM THERESA MAY TRIGGERING ARTICLE 50 to Donald Trump’s Twitter exchange with Arnold Schwarzenegger, March…
Amr Zaki: the man who disappeared as quickly as he arrived
ON 12 DECEMBER 2017, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah was sitting top of the Premier League goalscoring…
Rüştü Reçber: the Turkish warrior capable of the brilliant and the baffling
THE 2002 WORLD CUP is well remembered for its underdog stories, with the likes of…
Bülent Korkmaz: the one-club warrior who became an idol at Galatasaray
COPENHAGEN, 17 MAY 2000. In the 13th minute of extra time in the UEFA Cup final…
Alex: the magical Brazilian who became one of Turkish football’s greatest imports
IN YOĞURTÇU PARK IN THE KADIKÖY DISTRICT OF ISTANBUL, across the road from Fenerbahçe’s Şükrü…
Sergen Yalçın: the man who could’ve been the world’s best
MUNICH, 9 OCTOBER 1999: Germany are playing Turkey in a European Championship qualifier. During the…