As 4 days left for EURO 2008, Orhan Pamuk doesn't get it...
You know I love his novels, but he doesn't get it. What he says about football is one of the oldest intellectualist clichés. It is a simplistic reductionism he makes... He simply misses the complexities of football fandom.... Felt sorry for him:)
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER PAMUK:"Turkish football fosters nationalism"
Nobel winner Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk says football(soccer) in Turkey serves nationalist and xenophobic thinking, but he would still be supporting the country's team at Euro 2008. Pamuk said in an interview with the Germany's weekly Der Spiegel magazine that football(soccer) in Turkey had become "a machine for the production of nationalism, xenophobia and authoritarian thought."
Turkey hoping to reverse trend against Portugal at Euro 2008 - International Herald Tribune
YILDIRAY BASTURK:"I will never play under Terim again"
Yildiray Bastürk will not be playing for the Turkish team as long as Fatih Terim is the manager.In an interview with German sports paper 'Der Kicker', Bastürk revealed his frustration after missing out on the European Championships......
ANOTHER BAD NEWS FOR TERIM!..
THIS TIME HAMIT ALTINTOP BROTHER OF HALIL ALTINTOP IS HURT
Hamit Altintop is a doubt for Euro 2008 after picking a thigh injury over the weekend during the international friendly with Uruguay.
The midfielder made the trip to Germany to show his leg to doctor in chief Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, who does not seem to be very optimistic over his chances of playing in the first game against Portugal, and even the rest of the tournament.
IT'S OFFICIAL!...EMRE TO SIGN WITH FENERBAHCE
Fenerbahce reached an agreement with Newcastle United in order to sign the Turkish player Emre Belozoglu .Fenerbahce team has to work out the details of the contract with Emre and His agent.
Who will win Euro 2008?
BBC pundits predict the winners of the European ChampionshipHome-grown footballer plan backedThe European Commission would not object to the Uefa’s new rules encouraging the inclusion of locally trained players in dominant clubs, says sport commissioner
Euro 2008 Betting - Group A Preview
Euro 2008 Betting Preview - Group A Betting PreviewPunters are now within touching distance of three weeks of top Euro 2008 soccer betting action. The coaches of the 16 teams qualified for the 2008 UEFA European Championships have named their final squads for the event starting June 7th, and leading online sportsbook, PinnacleSports.com, have for some time posted outright prices and odds for the winners of each Group. PinnacleSports.com are also offering a host of other Euro 2008 bets including Asian Handicap betting and total goals markets for the opening fixtures, priced to just 102% - which gives punters 60% better Euro 2008 betting odds than traditional bookmakers.
Russian Soccer Diplomacy
Despite its authoritarian political system, Russia is in many ways increasingly open. Its people are part of a consumer society that models its consumption habits after Western Europe, says Lowell Schwartz.
FINAL TURKEY SQUAD FOR EURO 2008!....
HALIL ALTINTOP, YILDIRAY BASTURK AND IBRAHIM KAS ARE THE LAST PLAYERS CUT BY FATIH TERIM!..
Altintop, Basturk axed by Turkey
Fifa.com - USA
Turkey coach Fatih Terim on Thursday axed striker Halil Altintop, midfielder Yildiray Basturk and defender Ibrahim Kas from UEFA EURO 2008 squad
