Association football

Defending Spor Toto Super League champion Galatasaray has parted ways with coach Hamza Hamzao?lu, less than a year after he took charge of the side, the club confirmed Nov. 19.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has voiced his disapproval at the behavior of some sections of the Turkish support during a Nov. 17 football friendly against Greece in Istanbul, criticizing them for jeering the visitors' national anthem.

Turkish supporters attending an international football friendly against Greece on Nov. 17 refused to participate in a minute of silence following the recent jihadist attacks on France, choosing instead to boo the commemoration.

A soccer friendly between Germany and the Netherlands in Hannover was cancelled on Tuesday, according to media reports.

The match was cancelled due to "security reasons," AFP reported, citing police sources.

The soccer stadium, HDI Arena, was  evacuated.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top officials were scheduled to attend the match.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in Turkey for meetings with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, just days after the multiple Paris attacks that left more than 129 people dead. On Tuesday night they watched the Greece vs. Turkey friendly game at the Başakşehir’s Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul. The game kicked off at 8.15 p.m.

Two of the greatest football players in Romanian history - Gheorghe Hagi and Gheorghe Popescu confirmed their participation at the 50th birthday show organised by Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov next year.

Stoichkov played with both Hagi and Popescu during his spell at FC Barcelona.

The dead bodies of two tourists killed by a landlside at Krushuna waterfalls in Bulgaria have been identified as those of a 45-year old Bulgarian female and a 57-year old British male, BTA news agency reported on Sunday.

A remarkable new documentary to be screened on November 9 shows personal moments of the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Following the superstar for 14 months, this documentary gives viewers a glimpse into his insecurities and the loving connection between himself, his mother and his son.

Football hooligans from Greece, Serbia and Croatia have wrought havoc in Athens ahead of Wednesday's UEFA match.

With the UEFA Champions League match between Olympiakos, Greece, and Dinamo, Croatia, scheduled for Wednesday, militant football fans have already started conflicts.

Police raided the Frankfurt headquarters of Germany's football association (DFB) yesterday and searched the homes of officials to investigate suspected tax evasion linked to the awarding of the 2006 World Cup, prosecutors said.