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Galatasaray crowned winter champion in Süper Lig
ISTANBUL
Galatasaray ended the first half of the Turkish Süper Lig season atop the standings, eight points clear of its closest follower thanks to a Victor Osimhen-led 5-1 win over Kayserispor on Dec. 22 night.
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Fenerbahçe, which was held to a 1-1 draw at Eyüpspor on Dec. 20, trails its archival with 36 points in 16 matches, while Samsunspor sits in the third spot six points behind.
Beşiktaş, which is going through an administrative and sportive crisis and will elect a new club president at an extraordinary congress on Dec. 29, failed to beat Alanyaspor at home and is in the sixth spot, 18 points behind the leader.
In Kayseri on Dec. 22, night, Galatasaray was awarded an early penalty after a handball in the area, with Nigerian star Osimhen successfully converting the spot kick.
Kayserispor leveled the game with a header from Cameroonian forward Stephane Bahoken in the 14th minute but failed to stop the Galatasaray domination.
The defending Süper Lig champion took the lead once again in the 29th minute as Turkish winger Barış Alper Yılmaz scored a right-footed volley in the penalty area.
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Galatasaray made a quick start to the second half and winger Yunus Akgün dribbled the ball for 60 meters from his own half before giving his side a two-goal lead.
Osimhen was on the scoresheet again as the striker found a chance to chip the ball over the goalkeeper in a calm way in the 71st minute, and Yılmaz unleashed a right-footed strike from a narrow angle to score his side’s fifth goal in the 87th minute.
Galatasaray has been unbeaten in its last 20 matches on all fronts and extended its away win series in the Süper Lig to nine games.
Coach Okan Buruk said his team cleared another hurdle on the way to the league trophy.
“We are happy to have won, we continue on our way,” he said after the match.
“To have an eight-point difference against our closest rival is very important. I want to thank my players, they played with a high level of concentration. It was a good game, a good night for us. We continue on our way with confidence.”
Fenerbahçe coach Jose Mourinho, on the other hand, is not ready to throw in the towel yet.
“As long as you have a chance [to win the trophy], you have a chance,” he said after Eyüpspor draw.
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“Nobody can convince me otherwise. Nobody can convince me [otherwise] despite the points difference. The league race is still open.”
Meanwhile, Mourinho left Türkiye to undergo a gallbladder operation.
The operation was scheduled for Dec. 23, and the Portuguese coach is expected to be back in charge when his team gets together on Dec. 27 following a week off.
The Süper Lig competition will continue when the winter break concludes on Jan. 5, 2025.
Wanda Nara ve Icardi arasındaki tartışmalar bitmek bilmiyor. Mahkeme kararı ile çocuğunu görme hakkı elde eden Icardi, Nara’nın dairesine gidince ortalık karıştı.
Arjantin basınına göre Icardi, kızlarını okuldan almaya gitti. Kızlarının yanında evcil hayvanların olduğunu gören futbolcu, Wanda Nara’nın yaşadığı binaya gitti ve büyük olaylar çıktı. Nara, Icardi’nin binayı terk etmesi için bağırmaya başladı. Icardi’nin binaya geldiğini gören Wanda Nara avukatını ve polisi ararken; avukat, gergin anlarla ilgili olarak “O bir deli, bir boğuşma oldu ve her şey kayıt altında” açıklamasını yaptı. Wanda Nara’nın o sırada çığlık attığı duyuldu. Nara’nın araya girmek istemesi üzerine olaya polis müdahale etti.
Yaşananları aktaran bir Arjantli gazeteci şu ifadeleri kullandı: Kızları almak için okula gitti, kızların evcil hayvanları da vardı ama onları istemiyordu. Mauro da hayvanları bırakmak için eski eşinin yaşadığı Chateau Libertador’a gitti. Ancak tüm bunlar büyük bir gerginliğe yol açtı ve olay yerine polis ve Buenos Aires Halk Sağlığı Acil Servisi’nin müdahale etmesiyle sonuçlandı.
Trendyol Süper Lig’in 28. haftasında TÜMOSAN Konyaspor, sahasında konuk ettiği Beşiktaş’ı 1-0 mağlup etti.
Beşiktaş’ta uzun süredir sakatlığı bulunan savunma oyuncusu Gabriel Paulista, 19 maç sonra ilk 11’e adını yazdırdı. Beşiktaş Teknik Direktörü Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Konya Büyükşehir Stadı’nda oynanan karşılaşmaya Emirhan Topçu’nun yerine Paulista’yı ilk 11’de sahaya sürdü.
UEFA Avrupa Ligi’nin 5’inci haftasında 28 Kasım 2024’te Macaristan’da oynanan Maccabi Tel Aviv karşılaşmasında sakatlık yaşayan Brezilyalı futbolcu, o tarihten sonra 19 maçta formasından uzak kalmıştı.
Sahada 45 dakika kalan Gabriel Paulista, ikinci yarıda yerini Emirhan Topçu’ya bıraktı.
Karşılaşmanın ardından beIN Sports’a açıklamalarda bulunan Paulista “Öncelikle sakat olmadığımı, hocamızın kararıyla oyundan çıktığımı söyleyeyim. Futboldan anlamayan kişiler öyle şeyler söylüyor. Zor bir maç oldu. Daha çok karakter koymamız lazımdı. Planladıklarımızı yapamadık. Kötü bir gol yedik. İstediklerimizi hiç yapamadık” ifadelerini kullandı.
KANSAS CITY
The Kansas City Chiefs kept their bid for an historic third straight Super Bowl alive on Jan. 26, holding off the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in an AFC Championship thriller to set up an NFL title clash with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Eagles’ explosive ground game carried them to a 55-23 triumph over the Washington Commanders and into the NFL’s championship showpiece in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
In another tense duel between Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Bills counterpart Josh Allen, Mahomes ran for a 10-yard touchdown and completed the two-point conversion to put Kansas City up 29-22 early in the fourth quarter.
After Allen answered with a four-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Samuel to knot the score at 29-29, Harrison Butker booted a 35-yard field goal that capped the scoring, the Chiefs defense thwarting the Bills’ last bid.
“I’m just so proud of my teammates and how they responded,” said Mahomes, who ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. “That was a great football team and I’m just, I’m just lost of words.
“I’m just excited to get down to New Orleans, let’s go make history.”
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Kansas City have now ruined the Bills dreams in four of the last five post-seasons — twice in the conference championship. The Bills haven’t made it to the NFL’s championship showpiece since 1993.
Cheered on by Taylor Swift, the pop singer girlfriend of Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce, the home side took the lead in the first quarter with a 12-yard rushing TD from Kareem Hunt.
The Bills responded with a 53-yard Tyler Bass field goal followed early in the second quarter with a six-yard rushing score from James Cook that put the Bills up 10-7.
But then the Chiefs turned on the style with Mahomes showing all his class to find Xavier Worthy with an 11-yard touchdown pass.
The quarterback’s one-yard touchdown run put the Chiefs 11 points up.
Allen answered with a touchdown pass to Mack Hollins and the Bills took a 22-21 lead on Cook’s one-yard scoring plunge.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said his team will have to set aside the hype surrounding their bid for an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl and focus on the Eagles.
“It still comes down to the game and the purity of the game and each play and how you handle it,” Reid said.
“And so you don’t get yourself too far out of that box. You just concentrate on the opponent and what you’ve got to get done against them.”
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In Philadelphia, quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley rushed for three touchdowns apiece, rookie running back Will Shipley ran for another and Hurts threw for one TD as the Eagles set a record for points scored in a conference championship game.
They’ll have a chance to avenge their 2023 Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs. Barkley, who came aboard as a free agent for just such an opportunity, set an early tone with a 60-yard touchdown run on the Eagles’ first play from scrimmage.
He added two four-yard scoring runs while Hurts twice plunged into the end zone from one yard out and also delivered a nine-yard TD run.
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Hurts also connected on 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards.
Washington’s Jayden Daniels, trying to become the first rookie quarterback to reach the Super Bowl, played with his trademark aplomb.
His 10-yard rushing touchdown followed by a two-point conversion had the Commanders within 11 points late in the third quarter.
Daniels threw for 255 yards with one touchdown. His one interception was one of four Commanders turnovers that ultimately proved too much to overcome.
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