The transfer of former World Cup winner Mesut Özil to Turkish first division club Başakşehir is complete. The 33-year-old maestro has signed a one-year contract…
Ex-Bayer Heung-min Son: “confronted a lot of racism” in Germany
Heung-min Son says he experienced racist exclusion during his time in Germany. He had “a lot of very difficult moments” in his younger years, the…
A short journey through time: Turkish Football Players for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga
A total of 15 players of Turkish origin have played in the Bundesliga in the Schalke 04 shirt. We have compiled important and interesting details…
Eintracht Frankfurt’s first Turkish player: Ender Konca interviewed
Ender Konca joined Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1971/1972 season after spells at Kasımpaşa, Istanbulspor and Eskişehirspor, becoming the first footballer to come to Europe from…
S04 fan tournament in BVB country: “Derby win would be cool”.
The fans of FC Schalke 04 are going along with the club’s new path. This was shown by the reactions at a fan club tournament.…
Saarbrücken allowed to use stadium to full capacity
Third division football club 1. FC Saarbrücken is the first German professional club to be allowed to welcome football fans to the stadium again without…
DFB team storm into European Championship quarter-finals – opponents are Austria or Norway
The faces of the Spanish women spoke volumes after the final whistle at the Brentford Community Stadium. The co-favourites for the European Championship title were…
FIFA and players’ union to tackle hate speech
Discrimination against footballers in social media is not uncommon. FIFA, the world football governing body, and FIFPRO, the professional players’ union, are now launching a…
Yıldıray Baştürk – the number 10 from Bayer Leverkusen
Yıldıray Baştürk is not only the first of three Turkish internationals to reach the UEFA Champions League final so far. He is also still the…
Werder Bremen’s first Turkish Bundesliga legionnaire: Erhan Albayrak
Erhan Albayrak, the first Turkish footballer to play in the Bundesliga and European Cup in a Werder Bremen shirt, spoke to TRT Deutsch about the…