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Showing posts with label Fenerbahce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fenerbahce. Show all posts

Friday, May 3, 2013

Fenerbahce's Gonul was KO'd in Euro tie

Fenerbahce's Gokhan Gonul suffered a scary injury in the second leg of his side's Europa League semifinal against Benfica.



With the aggregate score at 2-2 and Fenerbahce leading on their away goal in the 57th minute, Benfica's Nicolas Gaitan tried to reign in a high cross, but ended up kicking Gonul in the face instead.

Gonul was unconscious and bleeding from the mouth, but Gaitan wasn't booked for the high boot. Gonul was taken to the hospital and, according to the Daily Mail, he needed stitches on his lip and "lost some teeth."



Benfica went on to score a winner in the 65th minute, sending them to the Europa League final, where they will play Chelsea. Lucky for Fernando Torres, he already wears a face mask.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

John Terry on turkish clubs radar



Chelsea defender John Terry is being tracked by Turkish giants Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, with the Istanbul pair aware that the 32-year-old’s contract will have just 12 months left to run this summer.



According to Turkish sports daily Fanatik, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are both firm admirers of Terry’s talents and spy an opportunity to tempt the former England captain to the Super Lig.



Terry has recently been the victim of squad rotation at Stamford Bridge this season and the veteran stopper appears to no longer be guaranteed a regular starting spot with the Blues.



The defender has insisted he is happy with the state of play at Stamford Bridge, but the opportunity to join a growing legion of former Premier League stars in Turkey could be a tempting one.



Galatasaray reached the Champions League quarter-finals this season and boast former Chelsea star Didier Drogba amongst their number, while Wesley Sneijder is now pulling the strings from midfield for Fatih Terim’s men.



Across the Bosphorus, Fenerbahce are also performing impressively, through to the Europa League semi-finals, where they face Benfica in the first leg of their tie this evening.



The Yellow Canaries are home to former Premier League performers Dirk Kuyt and Raul Meireles.



Terry would no doubt be offered a lucrative contract to head to Istanbul and start a foreign adventure in Turkey’s rapidly improving Super Lig.



The former England international is a product of Chelsea’s youth system and has enjoyed a hugely successful stint at Stamford Bridge, picking up three Premier League titles, five FA Cups, two League Cups and, memorably, the Champions League last season.