The Crescent Stars Hope For Redemption In Euro 2016
The Crescent Stars, the Emperors and the Ottomans – few names associated with a nation that has delivered some unforgettable moments in International football. Turkey missed out on the chance to qualify for the Euros in 2012, especially after the amazing run in the previous edition beating stronger…
The Netherlands in Shambles?
After another shambolic round of Euro 2016 qualifiers, Danny Blind’s Netherlands side are on the verge of a shock premature exit from the tournament before it even truly begins, just one year after claiming a third place finish at the World Cup in Brazil. The Netherlands were…
The Unexpected March Of The Turkish
The Emperor, Sultan, and Godfather – few monikers associated with legendary Turkish manager Fatih Terim. Recently, the Turkish National team drew against Eastern Europeans Latvia and earned a comfortable 3 – 0 victory against 2010 World Cup finalists – the Netherlands keeping their hope to qualify for the…
Fatih Terim And His Primitive Ways To Take Turkish Football Forward
“Despite the first goal, we could have coped with the situation, but the wind totally threw us off balance,” said coach Fatih Terim, after Turkey’s humiliating loss in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Iceland, a few weeks ago. Furthermore, he pledged to drop the “so-called” stars of the…
How Turkey’s Economic Miracle Transformed The “Süper Lig”
When a star-studded Arsenal side succumbed to a surprising penalty kick shoot-outs defeat to an unfancied opponent in the name of Galatasaray, not many people in England or around Europe knew much about the Turkish league. ‘Gala’ were, after all, the first ever Turkish side to appear in…
Burak Karan – A German Footballer Turned Martyr
The above is a picture of Burak Karan – a 26 year old German of Turkish descent who was killed near the Turkish border, a month ago after joining the rebels in Syria. Well, it is not the only time we had talked about a potential star who…