German striker Mario Gomez has joined Besiktas on loan after two injury-plagued seasons at Fiorentina, the clubs said on Thursday. Gomez arrived at Fiorentina with a reputation as one ofEurope’s most deadly forwards, but managed just 29 league appearances and seven goals for the Serie A side. The Turkish club has an option to make […]
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RVP Heading to Fenerbahce
Robin van Persie is in Turkey undergoing a medical with Fenerbahce on Thursday as he prepares to leave Manchester United for the Turkish giant, ESPN reports. The Dutchman, 31, is expected tosign a four-year deal with the runner-up in last season’s Turkish Super Lig. He will join former United teammate Nani at Fenerbahce. Van Persie […]
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Barca Presidential Hopeful Criticizes Turan Deal
ESPN reports that Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has openly criticized the club’s managing committee after it agreed to sign Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid before thepresidential election takes place on July 18. While Josep Maria Bartomeu, who has stepped down as president ahead of his bid for re-election, said earlier this month that coach LuisEnrique […]
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Galatasaray signs Podolski
Germany striker Lukas Podolski joined Galatasaray from Arsenal over the weekend on a three-year deal for an initial fee of 1.8 million pounds ($2.8 million). Accordingto the BBC, The Turkish champ will pay future installments based on qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Podolski, 30, scored 31 goals in 82 appearances for Arsene Wenger’s men.After […]
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Barcelona signs Arda Turan
Barcelona on Monday signed midfielder Arda Turan on a five-year contract from Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of 34 million euros ($37.6 million). Manchester United and Chelsea were bothreported to be interested in signing the Turkey captain, but Barca announced on Monday that it had completed his signing. However, because of Barca’s transfer restriction, […]
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U.S. U-16s fall to Turkey at Aegean Cup
The USA exited the Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup for under-16 national teams with its second loss in a row, dropping a 1-0 decision to host Turkey on Thursday. The USA was the defending champion. Jan. 22 in Manisa Turkey 1 USA 0. Goal: Gorkem 26. USA — Lopez,Aguilera (Villegas, 67), Alfaro (Real, 67), Eves, Torres, Rennicks […]
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U.S. U-16s split first two games at Aegean Cup
The U.S. U-16s beat Romania, 2-0, on goals by Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution academy) and Adrian Villegas(Portland Timbers academy) in their first game at the Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup in Turkey. On Tuesday, the U-16s fell to Norway. The USA will face host Turkey Thursday in group play.Placement games for first place and third place will […]
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U.S. U-16s head to Turkey to defend title
Two Development Academy coaches, Luchi Gonzalez (FC Dallas U-16s) and Shaun Tsakiris (De Anza Force’s U-14s andU-16s), will be overseeing the U.S. under-16 boys national team headed to Manisa, Turkey, to defend its Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament title. The team includes three players based in Mexicoand one in England. The U-16s open Group A […]
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Report: UEFA Investigating Roma, Inter, Liverpool Over FFP
UEFA on Friday said it is investigating AS Roma, Inter Milan Liverpool, AS Monaco, Besiktas, Sporting Lisbon and Krasnodar for a potential breach of its financial fair play rules. According to theAP, these clubs must provide updated accounts until February as part of FFP monitoring. In addition, Europe’s governing body for soccer also opened six […]
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Neymar: 'I always want more'
Barcelona forward Neymar says he is in the best form of his career after he scored another two goals for Brazil in a 4-0 friendly win against Turkey in Istanbul. The Selecao captain openedand closed the scoring to take his incredible international goals tally to 42 in just 59 games. When asked by TV Globo […]