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August 31st, 2008

Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyespor match review

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In a guarded performance, Fenerbahçe defeated Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyespor 2-0 on the strength of second-half goals by Turkish internationals, Kâzım Kâzım (Colin Kazim-Richards) and Semih Şentürk.
The first forty five minutes would definitely have Yellow Canary supporters concerned as it they lacked the mettle to overcome cross-town Büyüksehir Belediyespor even though the visitors played a [...]



August 29th, 2008

week 2 match preview v Istanbul Büyükşehir BSK

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Week two has the Yellow Canaries welcoming Istanbul Büyükşehir BSK to Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.
While Abdullah Avcı’s squad were a mid-table team last year, with one of the worst road-records of the Süper Lig they fought Fenerbahçe to a 2-2 draw in January as well of opening the campaign with a 2-0 victory. Simply stated, they [...]

August 29th, 2008

six named to Crescent Stars

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Fatih Terim announced Turkey’s squad heading into the World Cup, which proudly includes the following six members of Fenerbahçe:
Emre Belözoğlu
Uğur Boral
Volkan Demirel
Gökhan Gönül
Kâzım Kâzım (Colin Kazim-Richards)
Semih Şentürk
Congratulations to all members of the Crescent Stars and we wish them the best of fortune in qualifying for the World Cup.

August 28th, 2008

Fenerbahçe’s financial windfall

By: j | Comments 2 Comments

Fenerbahçe advancement to the Champions League group stage in combination with Steaua Bucureşti’s defeat of Galatasaray has resulted in a massive financial windfall for club.
With UEFA allocating €10m in broadcasting revenue to Turkish clubs in the Champions League the loss effectively transfers one-hundred per-cent of this fee to Fenerbahçe. The club equally receives an additional [...]

August 28th, 2008

Josico joins Fenerbahçe

By: j | Comments 3 Comments

Luis Aragonés addressed a massive weakspot with the Yellow Canaries today by adding Josico from Villarreal CF. The thirty-three year-old shut-down midfielder will be immediately deputized into service and plug the gaping defensive liabilities with the club once Mehmet Aurélio departed.
Josico commented today on FB TV.
”I’m so happy to be here in Istanbul. I [...]



August 28th, 2008

Champions League draw

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Just to make everyone aware, the draw is complete and Fenerbahçe is in Group D with Ukraine giant, Dynamo Kyiv which absolutely demolished Spartak Moscow, Arsenal and Porto. Matches are as follows:
Matchday One – Sep 17
Porto – Fenerbahçe
Matchday Three – Oct 21
Fenerbahçe – Arsenal
Matchday Five – Nov 25
Fenerbahçe – Porto
Matchday Two [...]

August 27th, 2008

Fenerbahçe v FK Partizan match review

By: j | Comments 4 Comments

Fenerbahçe advanced in the Champions League with a narrow 2-1 victory over Serbian powerhouse FK Partizan at Şükrü Saracoğlu.
Fenerbahçe limped into the match with a number of absenses including a late deletion of Emre Belözoğlu. However the unexpected return of Semih Şentürk, who was expected to miss the match, paid rich dividends as he got [...]

August 26th, 2008

FK Partizan match preview

By: j | Comments 3 Comments

The second leg of the Champions League qualifying match against Serbian powerhouse FK Partizan is turning into a troubling affair for Fenerbahçe.
Very quickly an epidemic of injuries have spread through Luis Aragonés club and the word on the street is that beyond the misfortune of some unavoidable injuries he has not been pleased with the [...]

August 25th, 2008

preliminary injury report for FK Partizan match

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Ahead of this Wednesday’s critical Champions League qualifying match at Şükrü Saracoğlu, Luis Aragonés is dealing with a series of very challenging absences to the lineup. While a final decision hasn’t been announced it is likely that Selçuk Şahin, Semih Şentürk and Edu Dracena will definitely be out Wednesday. This is particularly disconcerting with Semih [...]

August 24th, 2008

Gaziantepspor match review

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Given that many readers are just joining me now I’d like to reaffirm my commentary in providing reliable information on Fenerbahçe but equally in a highly respectful manner for all fans of Football in Turkey. While my vantage will be from Fenerbahçe’s, I will always maintain a relative level of unbiased commentary, particularly with match [...]






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