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Season Over in Turkey: What Next?

Part one and two were long gone by, even the epilogue has come to an end; the 2008-09 season of Turkish Turkcell Super League is now over. As expected nothing changed in a tight and exciting last week...

Written by Baris Gerceker about 5 months ago 121 reads 0 comments
Do Comparisons Count?

Even BleacherReport asks us, Ruth or Mays, Unitas or Montana, etc. This or that, which one? Last night's Championship Final game between Barcelona and Manchester United was brought up to the ...

Written by Baris Gerceker about 6 months ago 170 reads 8 comments
What's Going on in Turkish Football: Epilogue

Like the cute kitty in the picture (which was taken in the UEFA Cup final in Sükrü Saracoglu, Istanbul), the Turkish League season is going up the stairs as it is the last game-week next Saturday...

Written by Baris Gerceker about 6 months ago 158 reads 7 comments
What's Going On in Turkish Football: Part Deux

On Oct. 20, 2008 I wrote an article, this is the sequel. The past article started with the introduction upon Turkish Football League history, focusing on the three horsemen, Fenerbahçe, ...

Written by Baris Gerceker about 8 months ago 64 reads 0 comments
A Nations Image; Hospitality Vs Implacability

Turkish national team failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup after they were knocked out by Switzerland. It became more than a football match, which often happens...

Written by Baris Gerceker about 8 months ago 35 reads 0 comments
Do Youngsters Have To Bear So Much?

When Pele capped Brazil national team's jersey at a very young age, he definitely was not the first shining youngster that football ever seen...

Written by Baris Gerceker about 10 months ago 51 reads 8 comments
...ok But, What Do Fans Really Want?

I am a fan. A football fan, a basketball fan, even a volleyball or a tennis fan at times. And I really enjoy telling about me, myself and what I like. Mostly I make the mistake that what I think and feel represents what any fan would think and want...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 114 reads 0 comments
Maradona To Teach Messi?

The rumours hit the news today that Diego Armando Maradona will be unveiled the new coach for Argentina national team. That really rose my eyebrow; are you serious? Even this very site, the Bleacher Report asks "Pele or Maradona" in our profile page...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 145 reads 2 comments
The Harrington Cup, Back in 1923

This huge trophy is considered as the most important trophy that Fenerbahçe won in its 101 years of history. It is made of silver and is 1 meter tall (approximately 3 feet, 4 inches)...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 285 reads 5 comments
Where Do Fans Belong?

It was just a game but that was a long long time ago. It really is a totally different question to ask: why did people watch the game as spectators for the first time? One may guess and type ...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 291 reads 20 comments
Michael Jordan, The Number 23...

My NBA memories start with the end of Celtics-Lakers rivalry, the last days of Kareem and some more from Magic, and the Bulls taking the lead from the Bad-Boys of Detroit. Yes, I loved that Pistons team too, but don't blame me, I was just a kid...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 719 reads 3 comments
What Is Going on in Turkish Football

One may think, since Bleacherreport is generally an American-based site, it may not seem relevant to talk about the nation's not so favorable sports, taking place in an unknown nation...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 121 reads 2 comments
Experts and Do They Know Enough?

"Football is a simple game" is a quote repeated with many pundits from time to time. They may go on differently but the sentence itself tells a lot. Yes, it is simple...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 71 reads 0 comments
Are National Teams National Any More?

Continental Football Associations are organising the major competitions, still. Every continent has their own nation-wise competition as well as the major World Cup...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 63 reads 5 comments
Foreigners in Football

Many discussions are being held upon the "foreign player" regulations lately. FIFA ruled 6+5 regulation to be applied starting soon but EU dismissed the feasibility of this regulation already...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 160 reads 2 comments
The Greatest Sports Event. No, Not That One!

It all depends. Every even-numbered year has a major sports event. They all call it "the biggest sports event." The World Cup, The Olympics... And then there are European Championships. And in the odd-numbered years the U21, U19 championships etc...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 80 reads 0 comments
Run, or Run The Ball

Modern football is what football evolved into and is not a stable state of the game. Since evolution (or revolution too you may say) is not a steady state it never will be. I was born into 4-4-2 and I almost remember when 3-5-2 became fashionable...

Written by Baris Gerceker about about 1 year ago 60 reads 3 comments

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Baris Gerceker Article Archive

Season Over in Turkey: What Next?

Do Comparisons Count?

What's Going on in Turkish Football: Epilogue

What's Going On in Turkish Football: Part Deux

A Nations Image; Hospitality Vs Implacability

Do Youngsters Have To Bear So Much?

...ok But, What Do Fans Really Want?

Maradona To Teach Messi?

The Harrington Cup, Back in 1923

Where Do Fans Belong?

Michael Jordan, The Number 23...

What Is Going on in Turkish Football

Experts and Do They Know Enough?

Are National Teams National Any More?

Foreigners in Football

The Greatest Sports Event. No, Not That One!

Run, or Run The Ball

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