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Erdoğan praises German star Özil’s decision to quit national team

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said German-Turkish footballer Mesut Özil had displayed a “nativist and nationalistic” stance by quitting the German national team...

German footballer Özil quits national team citing discrimination

Famous German footballer Mesut Özil has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect, hitting out at what he perceived to be unfair...

NBA star Kanter gets weekly death threats due to criticism of Erdoğan: report

New York Knicks’ center Enes Kanter, who just opted in to his final year of an $18.6 million contract with the team, has told...

If I were him I would quit German national team, Mesut Özil’s father says

Famous footballer Mesut Özil’s father, Mustafa Özil, has said he would retire from international ball with Germany if he were in his son's shoes,...

Bierhoff: Özil should have been left off World Cup squad after photo with Erdoğan

Germany should have considered leaving midfielder Mesut Özil out of the World Cup squad following the furor caused by the player’s photo with Turkish...

Fenerbahçe signs former PSV coach Philip Cocu

Turkey’s Fenerbahçe football club has named former PSV Eindhoven coach Philip Cocu as its new manager. After a brilliant five years at PSV, Cocu signed...

German football supporters jeer Gündoğan over meeting with Erdoğan

German national football team player İlkay Gündoğan was booed by supporters during a friendly between Germany and Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen on Friday over...

Fenerbahçe members elect Ali Koç as new chairman

The Fenerbahçe sports club on Sunday elected a new chairman, Ali Koç, the 37th chair in the club’s 111-year history. Former president Aziz Yıldırım, who...

İstanbul to once again host UEFA Champions League final

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced after a meeting in Kyiv on Thursday that İstanbul’s Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı would be the venue...

Galatasaray wins Turkish Super League, giving Fatih Terim 7th title

After a breathtaking season as four football teams carried their hopes for the championship into the final games, Galatasaray won the Turkish Super League...

German president meets Özil, Gündoğan over controversial visit with Erdoğan

Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after a visit they made to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in London...

[PROFILE] The rise and fall of Arda Turan

Arda Turan, a 31-year-old Barcelona footballer on loan to İstanbul’s Başakşehir football team, hit a career low by bullying the referees in a match...

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