Football in Turkey

Fenerbahçe head coach Yanal resigns

Ersun Yanal, head coach of Turkish Spor Toto Super League's defending winners Fenerbahçe, has resigned from his post

Yanal quit his post on August 9 amid media reports of disagreements with club chairman Aziz Yıldırım.

"It's impossible to maintain my job in these circumstances as a head coach," Yanal said in a statement to Turkey's semi-official Anadolu Agency.

VIDEO: Turkish PM Erdoğan scores hat-trick in 15 minutes

Istanbul's newest stadium opened late July 27 with an exhibition match that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan scored three goals.

Surprising most of the crowd, Erdoğan announced in the ceremony before the match that the stadium in Başakşehir neighborhood is named after Fatih Terim, the current director of Turkey's national football teams.

Footballer denies he will remove his tattoos after PM Erdoğan's rebuke

A Turkish footballer has denied reports suggesting that he accepted to remove his tattoos, following a rebuke by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

"Please don't take every article in the media seriously. I neither considered nor told that I would remove my tattoos. Each of them has a special meaning to me," 18-year-old Galatasaray footballer Berk Yıldız tweeted.

Roberto Mancini parts ways with Galatasaray after less than a season in charge

Italian coach Roberto Mancini has left Turkish giants Galatasaray by mutual agreement after less than a season in charge, the club announced on June 11.

"Our relationship with the coach Roberto Mancini and his contract of
employment, which was signed on 1 October, 2013, has been terminated by
mutual agreement," the club said in a statement.

Mancini to stay at Galatasaray

Roberto Mancini will remain the Galatasaray coach, Turkish media reported June 10, after weeks of rumors that the former Manchester City and Inter man would part ways with the Istanbul club.

Mancini took over from Fatih Terim in the early stages of the season and led Galatasaray to the second place in the league. He also won this year's Cup trophy with the Lions.

Erkin, Erdinç score in Turkey's 2-0 win against Honduras in friendly

Mevlüt Erdinç and Caner Erkin scored in the second half as Turkey beat World Cup-bound Honduras 2-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday night.

Erdinç opened the scoring in the 70th minute with a shot from in front and was involved again in the 83rd when he passed to Erkin, who drove a shot into the back of the net.

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