One era has come to an end and the legend Roberto Carlos is going back to his country to Corinthians as probably the last step in his playing career. Both clubs have agreed on terms and Corinthians officially declared the transfer. He is going to wear the Fenerbahce shirt for the last time in the Uefa Europa League match, tomorrow, and move to Brazil on the weekend.

Roberto Carlos had 132 appearances with Fenerbahce in two and a half years. Fenerbahce fans will have the chance for a farewell on Thursday in the Uefa Europa League match.

Fenerbahce football team record a 3-2 win against Ankaragucu in the Turkish Super League. Thanks to goals by Alex at ‘27 and ‘60, Daniel Guiza at ‘88. Opponents goals were at ‘38 by Darius Vassel and ‘50 by Aydin.

Match was played without any fans in the stands due to a ban Fenerbahce received by the FA. Promising attacking midfielder Ozer Hurmaci was in the starting line-up and did pretty well; not only by increasing the creativity but also giving extra resistance to the midfield with his determination.

Fenerbahce : Volkan Demirel 6 Roberto Carlos 6 Diego Lugano 6 Fabio Bilica 6 Gokhan Gonul 6 Cristian Baroni 6 Selcuk Sahin 6 (‘76 Semih Senturk) Mehmet Topuz 6,5 (‘86 Ugur Boral) Ozer Hurmaci 7 Alex 7,5 Daniel Guiza 6,5 (Deniz Baris ‘90)

Fenerbahce women’s volleyball team recored a 3-0 win over Dinamo Moscow in Russia after an outstanding performance. Opponents were the finalists of two CEV Indesit Champions League finals in the last three and expected one of the contenders for the title this year, again.

In season previews, Fenerbahce were expected to be in the group that will chase the Final Four in the Champions League. After every match this sounds more realistic.

Team is playing with their hearts out and showing characteristics of true Fenerbahce spirit on and off the field. Another fact to underline; The Yellow Angels have won all the official matches played this season and only gave away a single set including Turkish League and Champions League competitions, up to now. ” Hats off ” seems only thing to add…

Fenerbahce A.: Ekaterina Gamova, Seda Tokatlioglu, Dirickx, Cigdem Can Rasna, Natasa Osmokrovich,  Eda Erdem, (Nihan (L) Songul, Ipek)

Sets : 23-25, 20-25, 14-25

Fenerbahce women’s volleyball team started the CEV Indesit Champions League campaign with a 3-0 comfortable win over Czech club VK Prostejov.

First two sets were comfortable comparing to the last set. The motivation factor was on the opponents side as the last sets’ being their last chance to stay in the match but Fenerbahce Acibadem again reached their potential at the third quarter of the last set and avoid giving a set away.

Next match will be against the tough side Dinamo Moscow which is considered to be a decisive game in the group for top rankings.

Fenerbahce A. :  Cigdem Can Rasna, Dirickx, Ekaterina Gamova, Seda Tokatlioglu, Natasha Osmokrovic, Eda Erdem ( Nihan(L), Songul)

Sets : 25-18, 25-11, 25-21

Fenerbahce football team recorded an important win over Twente and secured the 1st place in the Europa League Group H, thanks to the goal by Uruguay international captain Diego Lugano at ‘70.

After this result, Fenerbahce guaranteed to advance from the group at the top no matter the result of the last matchday against Sheriff in Sukru Saracoglu.

Fenerbahce : Volkan Demirel 6 Roberto Carlos 6,5 (Andre Dos Santos ‘75) Diego Lugano 7,5 Fabio Bilica 7 Gokhan Gonul 6 Mehmet Topuz 7 (Deniz Baris ‘90) Selcuk Sahin 6,5 Cristian Baroni 6,5 Wederson 6,5 Alex de Souza 6,5 Dani Guiza 6 (Semih Senturk ‘83)

Europa League Group H Standings after 5th Matchday
1- Fenerbahce 12
2- Twente 7
3- Sheriff 5
4- Steaua 3

Fenerbahce football team will face Twente on the 5th matchday of the Europa League. The game will be played in De Grolsch Veste at 19:00 CET (+1 for Istanbul).

Fenerbahce will be without Emre Belozoglu and Colin Kazim Richards. Brazilian international Andrea Santos and defensive midfielder Cristian had slight injuries but they trained with the team and expected to be on the pitch.

Expected Starting Line Up for Fenerbahce : Volkan Demirel, Roberto Carlos, Diego Lugano, Fabio Bilica, Gokhan Gonul, Selcuk Sahin, Cristian, Mehmet Topuz, Wederson, Alex, Dani Guiza

Links

- Twente – Fenerbahce Match Preview, Europa League

Fenerbahce football team will face Kasimpasa on the 14th matchday of the Turkish Super League. Game will be at 20:00 (local time, -1 for CET) in Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

Fenerbahce remain on the top of the standings while Kasimpasa are on the 14th place. Game will be played without fans because of the ban given by the Turkish FA to Fenerbahce due to the pre-game events in the Fenerbahce – Galatasaray derby.

Links

- Fenerbahce – Kasimpasa Match Preview – Turkish Super League
- Genoa – Sampdoria Match Preview – Italian Serie A
- AEK – PAOK Match Preview – Greek 1st League

Turkish FA banned Colin Kazim-Richards for 4 matches after his sent-off in the Besiktas – Fenerbahce derby. The reason behind the 4 match ban was the words Colin Kazim-Richards said to the assistant referee.

Emre Belozoglu got an injury on the last matchday against Besiktas (3-0). The groin injury seems to leave Emre out of action for about a month. The utility and hardworking midfilder was one of the key factors in Fenerbahce’s success this year and coach Christoph Daum will have hard times to find a replacement in his calibre.

Mehmet Topuz and Ozer Hurmaci are the main contenders for the position. He earlier used Mehmet Topuz in that area and moved Colin Kazim-Richards to the right wing at times when Emre was not available. This scenario agains seems likely.

Fenerbahce football team is facing rivals Besiktas at away on the 13th matchday of the Turkish Super League. Game will be at 19:00 (local time, -1 for CET).

Fenerbahce remain on the top before the game while Besiktas remain 4th. Fenerbahce defender Fabio Bilica is suspended and won’t be playing in the game. Team had a pretty much time for resting and prepearing for this game and looking forward to keep the perfect run in the games against Besiktas.

Probable Fenerbahce starting line-up: Volkan Demirel, Roberto Carlos, Onder Turaci, Diego Lugano, Gokhan Gonul, Cristian, Emre Belezoglu, Wederson, Mehmet Topuz, Alex, Colin Kazim-Richards

Sp. Links

- Besiktas – Fenerbahce Match Preview – Turkish Super League