Ceferino Adrian Valdez Peralta is Paraguay’s Ambassador to Ankara. But outside work, he identifies himself as a diehard fan of the Turkish football team, Rizespor. Rizespor is an unorthodox choice, to say the least, given that Turkish football is dominated by the Big Four – Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor. “I use the word fanatic…
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Sadio Mane scored to help Bayern Munich defeat Leipzig 5-3 and win the German Super Cup on Saturday, when Bayer Leverkusen and Cologne were upset in the first round of the German Cup. Jamal Musiala, Mane and Benjamin Pavard all scored in the first half as 10-time Bundesliga champion Bayern threatened a rout in Leipzig….
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Fenerbahçe’s club president on Saturday insisted that the club would not apologize after their fans chanted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name during a match against Dynamo Kyiv. Images on social media showed a section of Fenerbahçe’s packed stadium singing the Putin’s name in response to Dynamo’s first goal against the Istanbul side in a Champions…
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The English women’s national team completed a 4-0 rout of Sweden to reach the Euro 2022 final Tuesday, putting behind its semifinal heartache at the last three major tournaments. It was fourth time lucky for the Lionesses to the delight of the home crowd of 29,000 at Bramall Lane to set up a clash against…
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Former Liverpool and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez said Tuesday he will be heading for Uruguay to rejoin his boyhood club. The 35-year-old footballer announced that he is looking to rejoin Nacional de Montevideo, the club where he began a glittering career in 2005. In a video posted on social media, Suarez said that he reached…
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Two giants of European women’s soccer will relish a huge crowd and past glories when they confront on Sunday in Euro 2022. England against Germany at Wembley Stadium. A final that underlines the growing stature of women’s soccer in Europe and echoes decades of history. When host nation England takes on Germany in the European…
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At least 24 of the 32 teams at the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be based within a 10-kilometer radius, FIFA said Tuesday as it announced the hotels and training venues. Unlike in previous tournaments, all teams will stay in the same hotel and use the same training base throughout the tournament – even carrying…
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Germany’s prolific striker Alexandra Popp struck twice to sink France 2-1 in the Euro 2022 semifinal Wednesday and set up a clash with hosts England in Sunday’s final at Wembley. The Germans, eight times European champions, will take on an England team on a high after their 4-0 thrashing of Sweden in Tuesday’s other semi….
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The spirit of football and sports rivalry were overshadowed Wednesday when a section of Fenerbahçe fans chanted “Vladimir Putin” after conceding a goal in a Champions League qualifying match against Dynamo Kyiv in Istanbul. Ukraine’s envoy to Turkey on Thursday expressed “sadness” over the chant, which hit particularly hard as the country has been ravaged…
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Fenerbahçe’s nearly 15-year wait for UEFA Champions League will continue after the Istanbul-based side suffered a 2-1 defeat against Dynamo Kyiv in the second round qualifiers Wednesday. The match was decided in extra time after neither team was able to break the deadlock in the first half. The Yellow Canaries made a bright start in…
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