Fenerbahçe head coach Yanal resigns

Ersun Yanal, head coach of Turkish Spor Toto Super League's defending winners Fenerbahçe, has resigned from his post

Yanal quit his post on August 9 amid media reports of disagreements with club chairman Aziz Yıldırım.

"It's impossible to maintain my job in these circumstances as a head coach," Yanal said in a statement to Turkey's semi-official Anadolu Agency.

He added that it had been a great honor to manage Fenerbahçe and thanked the fans, board, media and sports community for supporting him last season.

"Principles are superior to the money that we earn and they are indispensable for success as well," 52-year-old Yanal added.

Last season's Spor Toto Super League winners Fenerbahçe had ended a two-season league-winning streak by arch-rivals Galatasaray.