Some tournaments just have it all – great football and drama – and the European Championship of 2008 was one of those
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Graeme Souness doesn’t spend much time at Galatasaray but is “extremely proud and pleased that people remember me for doing what I did”
With a surname meaning “golden ball”, one Altıntop would appear for some of the biggest clubs, whilst the other stayed in their birth nation
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?
After how unpredictable 2020 has proved, surely lightning cannot strike Demirspor and their anti-establishment fans a tenth time?
For Kocaelispor supporters, their team is so much more than just a football club. As they say here, “love does not have a league”
Ba, Clichy, Škrtel and co may have just been crowned champions, but Turkish football is so much more than a vacation for ageing stars
A precise striker of the ball, Tugay garnered lofty praise from most he encountered and enjoyed a uniquely cult following
Outside Turkey, the maverick talent of Ibrahim Yattara remains a well-kept secret – but he was just as dazzling as Europe’s best
Another late show from Turkey served to send Croatia crashing out of the 2008 European Championship on penalties. Ivica Klasnić’s last gasp goal looked set to have won it, only for the…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE A sensational final 15 minutes in Geneva saw Turkey progress as runners-up in Group A ahead of their opponents, the Czech Republic. Things had looked…
Few clubs are as obsessed with continental competition as Galatasaray. To understand why, you need to delve into the very essence of the footballing goliath
One of Turkey’s premier clubs, Trabzonspor have won trophies in the past but have lost out in recent times, partly due to capital bias
Despite struggling for motivation in China, Didier Drogba would return to Europe at Galatasaray and instantly become a hero for the fans
Nobody in the history of Turkish football has done more to further the sport – especially at Galatasaray – as Ali Sami Yen
As Moestafa El Kabir loops over Harun Tekin to make it 3-0 to Ankaragücü, on the touchline Philip Cocu surely knows. An audible wall of boos ring around the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium,…
Football is an astonishingly straightforward game. Goals win matches, with those who score on a regular basis revered in the highest sense. The names of Frank Lampard, Ian Rush and Thierry Henry…
Every footballer reaches a time when they must make the difficult decision to hang up their boots and retire. Some choose to go out on top, leaving memories only of their greatness,…