Coach’s Debut: First Strokes of a New Era Xabi Alonso stepped to the touchline for the first time as Real Madrid’s head coach and immediately plunged into the atmosphere of the FIFA Club World Cup. His side opened the group phase against Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal and took control of the ball from...
Offer to Trabzonspor After the expiration of his loan agreement with Roma and return to Galatasaray, Danish centre-back Victor Nelsson was offered to Trabzonspor through football intermediaries. If the talks become official, the player, who currently represents the Istanbul giants, could reinforce...
Doubt and Pain: When a Leader Has No Time to Heal Ahead of Game 6, it seemed the Thunder needed only to step onto the floor and collect the trophy. The Pacers had dropped two straight, and their maestro Tyrese Haliburton was battling a sharp calf pain—during the regular season he would have sat at...
Diplomacy Before the Opening Whistle A few hours before the Club World Cup semi-final, in which the Turin side routed Emirati club Al Ain 5–0, part of the Juventus delegation found itself not on the training ground but in the White House. The guests were accompanied by FIFA president Gianni Infant...
Truly turbulent days have come to Istanbul’s Fenerbahçe: the club is drawing up its plan for the next season, and the main question for supporters was the future of José Mourinho. The answer is now clear, and the fans’ eyes have turned to the English Premier League, where the board has already reach...
Having begun preparations for the new season well before the official transfer window opens, the Trabzonspor board is working tirelessly to reinforce key positions. The top priority is a long-term solution up front: completing the permanent signing of centre-forward Paul Onuachu, who excelled in las...
A Star-Crossed Story Ending in a “Double Life” When Manchester City defender Kyle Walker fell in love with model and reality-show personality Lauryn Goodman, their romance looked like yet another glossy tale of a footballer and a beauty. In 2020 she gave birth to their son Cairo, and in 2022 to...
The president of Istanbul’s Galatasaray, Dursun Özbek, gave an extensive interview to the club channel GSTV immediately after the contract-signing ceremony with Leroy Aziz Sané at the Metin Oktay Training Center in Kemerburgaz. The chairman outlined the strategy for the upcoming season, urged su...
Cenk Tosun, a striker for the Turkey national team who joined Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe last summer, has yet to secure the amount of playing time he expected. Turkish sports outlets report that one Süper Lig club is already prepared to send the Canaries (Fenerbahçe) a formal transfer offer for h...
Juventus began their FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a sparkling, assured victory, putting five unanswered goals past Emirati side Al Ain. For Turkish supporters the match had additional significance: one of the goals was scored by their compatriot, Turkey international Kenan Yıldız, who thus open...
