Association football

Turkish league leader Fener visits derby-phobic Be?ikta?

As Italian coach Pereira settles issues with Dutch star Robin van Persie, Fenerbahçe goes to Be?ikta? with high morale. Turkish Spor Toto Super League leader Fenerbahçe is set to visit Be?ikta? Sept. 27 in the top game of week six in a bid to increase the point gap over its Istanbul rival to six, while the home side will try to break its derby phobia. 

Istanbul's wounded Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray looking for redemption

Fenerbahçe, the Turkish title contender which suffered a 3-1 home loss against Norwegian underdog Molde in a UEFA Europa League Group A qualifier game on Sept. 17, will take on Bursaspor in the Turkish Spor Toto Super League, as rival Galatasaray, which bowed out to Atletico Madrid Sept. 16, will visit Trabzonspor. 

Every ‘tweet’ earns him a quarter mill. Euros

Every tweet by Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo earns him an incredible 230,000 Euros! No it is not a misprint. According to US online marketing services ‘Opendorse’, the Portuguese footballer is the most profitable athlete on Twitter. French newspaper ‘Le Figaro’ attributes his online social media success to his fans who are hyper active and always promoting his name.

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