Write off Turkey at your peril became a mantra at UEFA EURO 2008. Time and again Fatih Terim's team were left for dead, only to emerge alive and kicking. They came from behind to beat Switzerland in the last minute, then recovered from 2-0 down in the last quarter of an hour to stun the Czech Republic in their third match (anything less and they were out).Incredibly, their quarter-final against Croatia eclipsed all that had come before. With one minute of extra time left Ivan Klasnić finally broke the deadlock and that looked to be it. Not at all. Semih Şentürk drove in a 122nd-minute equaliser and in the shoot-out 35-year-old goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber clinched it. Turkey had ...
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Friendlies go well for Aduriz, Turkey and Ukraine
Italy 1-1 Spain (Insigne 68; Aduriz 70)Italy: Buffon; Darmian, Bonucci, Astori; Florenzi (De Silvestri 89), Parolo (Jorginho 89), Thiago Motta, Giaccherini (Antonelli 79); Candreva (Bernardeschi 61), Pellè (Zaza 61), Éder (Insigne 52).Spain: De Gea; Juanfran (Alba 79), Piqué, Ramos (Nacho 46), Azpilicueta; Fàbregas, San José, Alcántara (Isco 61); Mata (Koke 46), Aduriz (David Silva 71), Morata (Alcácer 86)David de Gea boosted his chances of displacing Iker Casillas as Spain's No1 with a series of fine saves as the European reigning champions held Italy for 68 minutes until home substitute Lorenzo Insigne broke the ...
Man Utd on alert as Shaqiri Turkey move stalls
Premier League champions Manchester United have been put on alert after Xherdan Shaqiri's proposed move from FC Basel to Galatasaray collapsed. GettyImagesXherdan Shaqiri: Basel want £20m for midfielder Attacking midfielder Shaqiri, who was hugely impressive as Basel dumped United out of the Champions League this season, looked set to join Turkish giants Galatasaray but the deal stalled after the two club's failed to agree a transfer fee. Galatasaray's offer of around £10 million did not meet Basel's valuation of their highly-rated Swiss international and the Turkish side have now ruled themselves out of the running. "Shaqiri's club Basel wanted a transfer fee that we would not accept and as a result negotiations have come to an end," Galatasaray vice-president Ali Durust said. In a statement,