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Turkish clubs advance to UEFA Conference League playoffs
Galatasaray eliminated Scotland's St Johnstone with a 5-3 aggregate score on Aug. 12 to advance to the UEFA Europa League playoffs.
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In a third qualifying round second leg game, Mbaye Diagne scored the opener for the Lions in the 30th minute at McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth, Scotland.
Champions League: Bulgarian Champion Ludogorets Beat Olympiakos
Ludogorets Razgrad, the champion of Bulgaria, beat Olympiakos in a penalty shootout after the teams were tied 3-3 on aggregate. Ludogorets benefited from the abolition of the away-goals rule this season, which would previously have sent Olympiakos through after the 2-2 second-leg draw.
Ahmed Musa joins Fatih Karagümrük
Ahmed Musa on July 22 joined Istanbul's VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük from Nigerian football club Kano Pillars.
A video on the Turkish club's Twitter account shows the 28-year-old signing his contract.
During his career, the Nigerian attacker has played for standout clubs like Leicester City and CSKA Moscow.
He made 1 assist in 7 games for Kano Pillars.
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Beşiktaş sign forward Kenan Karaman on free transfer
Turkish Süper Lig side Beşiktaş signed forward Kenan Karaman on July 15 on a free transfer from Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Defending champions Beşiktaş announced their new arrival with a special video on Twitter.
The 27-year-old German-born Turkish player has played for three German clubs: Hoffenheim, Hannover 96 and Fortuna Dusseldorf, scoring 73 goals.
Euro 2020 Final: Italy Defeats England
England's bid to end their 55-year wait for a major trophy ended in the familiar agony of defeat in a penalty shootout as Italy claimed the Euro 2020 crown at Wembley.
On a night of anticipation, tension and ultimate heartbreak in a feverish atmosphere, England looked on course for their most joyous day since 30 July 1966 when Luke Shaw gave them the perfect start after two minutes.
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Greek football federation ignores ‘Holistic Study’; time for govt to legislate
The failure to improve, even somewhat, the situation in Greece's professional football sector is now being demonstrated on almost a day-by-day basis.
Football is not coming home: Italy saddened England and became the European champion!
Italy defeated England 3-2 in the penalty shootout denying the home team its first title after a gap of 55 years, becoming a two-time EURO Champions!
In the final at Wembley Stadium in London, the Azures beat England in the penalty shootout 3: 2 (1: 1) and for the second time in their history lifted the cup of the best on the "Old Continent".
England from a controversial penalty to their first final at EURO 2021!
At Wembley in London, the host defeated Denmark 2: 1 (1: 1) and scheduled a title match with Italy.
This match will be talked about for a long time, as "Proud Albion" continued to dream of the long-awaited title after the controversial penalty in the 104th minute.
Previously, the regular 90 minutes ended without a winner - 1: 1.
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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World Champions France Knocked Out from Euro 2020 by Switzerland
Kylian Mbappe missed the crucial kick as Switzerland beat France on penalties in the Euro 2020 last 16 after a classic European Championship game.
The Swiss had been seconds away from elimination during 90 minutes but go through to face Spain after penalty shoot-out.