Turkish Football Weekly this week has coverage of the historic championship that Bursaspor won this past week. Also, Turkey’s chances for hosting Euro 2016 are discussed with the guys from the Round Ball in Ankara blog.
Turkish Football Weekly – Episode 16
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Perhaps the most anticipated moment in Turkish football occurred this past Sunday. For years, Turkish football fans have wondered if there would be a fifth team to win the Turkcell Super League championship. Since Trabzonspor last won the league in the 1983-84 season (their sixth title), only the big three Istanbul clubs, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Beşiktaş, have had a stranglehold on Turkish top flight football championships. It seemed that the only way that any player could win a league title, was to play for either of the previous championship winning clubs. That was true, until now. Bursaspor became the champions of the Turkcell Super League, winning their first title, after never having even finished in the top three in previous years. Read more…
