Sivasspor proves to be a farce...
Sivasspor lost the game against Fenerbahçe: 1-4. As my dear blogger friend Ahmet Turgut asked yesterday if Sivasspor was real, we have seen that they were not. In fact, they can still make it, they can still be champions, but losing like that against FB is considerable. After playing their best to other Istanbul teams, it is considerable how they lose against FB....
some older news follow...
IS SIVASSPOR FOR REAL?......
It is the 20th week in the Turkish Turkcell Super League and we see a team from Anatolia ,Sivasspor, still holding on, the top spot in the league,in front of big teams, like Fenerbahce,Galatasaray and Besiktas.
Sivasspor Rookie coach, Bulent Uygun, is also getting a lot of attention from Turkish media and Foriegn media. The 36 years old former Fenerbahce player and former Turkish national player Bulent Uygun, first, was Manager, than became coach of the team!...
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Again, a win this Sunday against Fenerbahce will make them stronger in the league!
In the later weeks, they will also host top guns Galatasaray and Besiktas at home too
After this Sunday, we will see if Sivasspor is for real!...
The team with minimum budget is making a run against all odds.....
Sivasspor upset the balance of power in Turkey | Breaking News | Guardian Unlimited Football
By Daren ButlerISTANBUL, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Sivasspor supporters are starting to dream that the club from Turkey's freezing Anatolian heartland could break Istanbul's 24-year stranglehold on the league title.
In a country where Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas have almost monopolised the title since the league was established in the 1950s, the sudden success of the 'Brave Ones' is a major upset to the status quo."
The Guardian:Turkish delights continue to surprise!
Turkish delights continue to surpriseThis weekend unfashionable Sivasspor have the chance to put a rocket up the Istanbul hierarchy of Turkish football with a fury not seen since Lagari Hasan Çelebi flew a gunpowder-powered jetpack over the Bosphorus in 1633.
Sivasspor, in case you haven't been paying attention, are the surprise leaders of Super Lig, and the first team to threaten the Besiktas-Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray stranglehold in a generation. They have been propelled to the summit by incredible home form: played 10, won 10, scored 20, conceded three. In the second half of the season Sivasspor face each of the big three at home. A win over Fenerbahçe this Sunday will set up the most exciting Turkish title race in recent memory.
Sivasspor determined to stay distance
UEFA.com
Sivas maintains pursuit with perfect home record
A double salvo from Mehmet Yıldız, one at the beginning of the game and one at the end, helped Sivasspor beat Gençlerbirliği 2-0 yesterday and complete a perfect home record in the closing dayFootball good for European integration, says Platini
TURKISH FOOTBALL LOST A DEAR FRIEND....GUNDUZ TEKIN ONAY DIED....
He was the master teacher of the Turkish Football...He served many years under Turkish Football Federation as a teacher and consultant. He died of cancer at age 65.
Holosko joined Besiktas
Football: clubs enter into 'real dialogue' with UEFA and FIFA
Football governing bodies have decided to bury the hatchet with the G14 group of 18 top European clubs by supporting the creation of an independent European Clubs Association (ECA), fully acknowledged by FIFA and UEFA.
Only one from Beşiktaş could make it to "the golden team" selection of the first half of the Super League.
Among the most disappointing team selection, Beşiktaş has 5 players. One of the substitutes is also from Beşiktaş.
