Cesare Prandelli

Galatasaray welcomes new president with humiliating defeat

Galatasaray’s slump has continued in the Spor Toto Super League with a 4-0 loss at Istanbul Başakşehir.

The humiliating defeat on Oct. 26 came four days after a home loss in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund with the same score and one day after Duygun Yarsuvat was elected the new president of the club.

Giants clash in Turkish Super Cup

Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray will renew Turkish football’s greatest rivalry in the Turkish Super Cup game in the Aegean province of Manisa today.

The meeting between Super League winner Fenerbahçe and Turkish Cup titleholder Galatasaray will mark the official start of the new season in Turkish football, with the domestic league set to start this weekend.

Prandelli unveiled as new Galatasaray coach

Galatasaray signed a two-year contract with Italian coach Cesare Prandelli in a ceremony in the club’s Türk Telekom Arena stadium July 8.

Speaking to reporters at the ceremony, Prandelli, who only left Italy after a disappointing World Cup campaign last month, said Galatasaray chairman Ünal Aysal easily convinced him for the job.

Galatasaray ready to sign Prandelli

Italian coach Cesare Prandelli is set to officially sign a contract with Galatasaray today.

The 56-year-old arrived in Istanbul on club chairman Ünal Aysal’s private jet and is set to sign the two-year deal at the Türk Telekom Arena, the club’s stadium, at 2 p.m. Prandelli will receive 1.75 million euros plus bonuses per year, according to the Turkish media.

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