‘Galatasaray’ Archives
Istanbul derby ends goalless
Galatasaray 0 - 0 Fenerbahçe Players from Istanbul's two biggest teams, Galatasary and Fenerbahce, had a massive scrap in the final minutes of this epic derby match which ended in a 0-0 draw. Games between archrivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe are usually tense, but on Sunday both sides needed to win in order to remain in the race for [...]
Turkish weekend
internet advertising Well, if Fenerbahçe are resisting all opportunities to win the league this season, Galatasaray aren't doing much better. A home loss to lowly Eskişehirspor ('ancient city sport') last night coming hot on the tails of Tin Pot humiliation against Hamburg has made this a really shitty week for Cimbom. The good news is that [...]
The curious case of Sivasspor
Look out Istanbul, there’s a new team in town. Originally formed in 1932 as the marvelously named ‘Sivas Gençlik’ (literally ‘the Sivas Youth’), Sivasspor kicked around somewhat aimlessly in Turkish regional competitions until 1967. In ‘67, Turkish football’s year of reckoning when the league was revamped and massively expanded, [...]
More crap from the UEFA tin cup
I had high hopes when Platini intimated his interest in becoming UEFA's head honcho. I thought he'd sort out the mess, but the bugger has just made it worse. This competition is truly dire. Manchester City 2 - 0 Aalborg If you’re as delighted with the way Man City have been conducting themselves this season as I am, you’ll be equally [...]
Saviours of the UEFA Cup #1 Galatasaray
The UEFA Cup, believe it or not folks, doesn't actually exist any more. Well, that's not entirely true. It does exist, it's just that its name has already changed, way ahead of the official rebranding next year, to the Champions League. Think about it... the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams in Europe's greatest leagues used to duke it out for this [...]
