Salih Uçan
Curtain rises on new Turkish football season
The title race in the Turkish Süper Lig starts on Aug. 13 under the pandemic shadow and a major change in rules on foreign players.
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Defending champion Beşiktaş hosts Rizespor in Istanbul in the Süper Lig's first game, hoping to pick up from where it left off.
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Beşiktaş signs Turkish midfielder Salih Uçan
Beşiktaş on July 4 signed Turkish midfielder Salih Uçan on free transfer.
In a statement, the Istanbul football club said that the defending Turkish champions inked a deal with the 27-year-old central midfielder but did not disclose the details of the agreement.
A former Fenerbahçe player, Uçan last played for another Turkish Süper Lig club Aytemiz Alanyaspor.
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Trabzonspor wins first game with new coach
Trabzonspor won its first game under its new coach, Abdullah Avcı, 1-0 against Erzurumspor in the Turkish Süper Lig on Nov. 22, ending a five-game winless streak.
Caleb Ekuban scored the only goal of the game in the first half to end the home team's poor form in the league.
With the win, Trabzonspor increased its total points to nine, while Erzurumspor remained in eight points.
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