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Besiktas Now Well Equipped for Domestic & European Adventure

by Eliot Rothwell at Thursday, Sep 8 2016 17:20
Besiktas Now Well Equipped for Domestic & European Adventure Football clubs have little time to indulge in celebration. As soon as a league, a cup or a tournament is won, attention turns to the next challenge, the next season, and winning once more. Besiktas are a side that could have been forgiven for allowing themselves a moment of celebration this summer. ...
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Super Lig 2016/17 Preview

by Eliot Rothwell at Thursday, Aug 11 2016 17:30
Super Lig 2016/17 Preview It has been a tumultuous summer in Turkey. The failed military coup re-emphasised growing divides within Turkish society, while the forces of reaction subsequently mustered by President Erdogan have appeared to favour the settling of scores, rather than any attempt to seek a form of justice. But as ...
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Besiktas Primed to Assert Dominance Over Super Lig

by Eliot Rothwell at Friday, May 20 2016 14:37
Besiktas Primed to Assert Dominance Over Super Lig Istanbul is a city that celebrates triumphs well. The many public spaces throughout the city provide ideal locations for a buoyant congregation and the wide availability of flares adds colour to the noise. Flags adorn balconies and windows, with the winner of the Turkish Super Lig replacing the year...
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Team Focus: Former Premier League Prospects Shining at Besiktas

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Sep 11 2015 16:17
Team Focus: Former Premier League Prospects Shining at Besiktas Fatih Terim may be known as the Emperor of Turkish club football but Şenol Güneş is the undisputed Sultan of international football. The experienced coach guided the Crescent-Stars to an unprecedented third-place finish in the 2002 World Cup.Thirteen years on and Güneş has coached at Trabz...
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League Focus: Turkish Super Lig - Europe's Most Entertaining Title Race

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, May 1 2015 18:20
League Focus: Turkish Super Lig - Europe's Most Entertaining Title Race A ‘three horse race’ is how we described the league standings after the winter break, three months on and it is still neck and neck, heading to a photo finish.The main actors have not changed, Beşiktaş are first on 61 points, Galatasaray are second to Bilic’s men only on goal diffe...
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Match Focus: Fenerbahce vs Besiktas - Make or Break for Bilic and Kartal

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Mar 20 2015 16:46
Match Focus: Fenerbahce vs Besiktas - Make or Break for Bilic and Kartal The 2014/15 season was supposed to be the battle for the fourth star. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, both 19-time Süper Lig champions were built up as the title contenders expected to lock horns in a gigantean race to be the first to get to 20… then along came Beşiktaş.The Black Eagl...
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Team Focus: Will Bilic's Besiktas Quartet Fire Them Past Liverpool & to the Title?

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Feb 20 2015 16:48
Team Focus: Will Bilic's Besiktas Quartet Fire Them Past Liverpool & to the Title? Besiktas have good players, a good front four with Demba Ba at the top of it, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was quoted as saying ahead of the Europa League Round of 32 clash against the Black Eagles.Slaven Bilic’s side are involved in a tight three-horse race at the top of the table, with ...
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WhoScored Tipster: Who Will Win the Most Glamorous of Europa Leagues?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Feb 19 2015 11:56
WhoScored Tipster: Who Will Win the Most Glamorous of Europa Leagues? The Europa League has been a hard sell for some time now. It's got to a point, in Europe's top leagues at least, that fans are often keen to avoid it, preferring instead to push for the more illustrious Champions League next time around.Those in the privileged positions among Europe's elite have coi...
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League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Jan 23 2015 15:05
League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race It really is neck and neck at the top of the table this season as 19-time champions Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe are entrenched in battle over who will win a historic 20th league title and earn the right to wear a fourth star on their shirt. All the while, second-placed Beşiktaş are intent on r...
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Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas?

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Jan 2 2015 14:47
Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas? The last time Beşiktaş and Galatasaray met at the Atatürk Olympic stadium there were three goals, one red card and a mass pitch invasion that resulted in Gala being awarded an automatic 3-0 win – just another Istanbul derby.The Black Eagles were accused of naivety in last season’s e...
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