Raul Meireles
Fenerbahçe knocked out of Champions League competition
Turkish club Fenerbahçe?s star-studded squad will not be playing in the Champions League this season after losing a third qualifying ground tie against Shakthar Donetsk.
Goals from Dario Srna, Oleksandr Gladkiy and Alex Teixeira gave Shakthar a 3-0 victory at home Aug. 5, in the return game of a goalless draw in Istanbul, booking the Ukrainians a place in the playoff leg.
Be?ikta? end season in third place with win
Be?ikta? beat Gençlerbirli?i 2-1 in the last matchday of the 2014-15 Turkish Spor Toto Super League season at Osmanl? Stadium in Ankara on May 29, completing the season in the third spot with 69 points.
Turkish striker Cenk Tosun and midfielder O?uzhan Özyakup were the scorers for Be?ikta?, while Gençlerbirli?i's single goal was scored by midfielder Cagri Bulbul.
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Fenerbahçe stunned at home by Akhisar
Istanbul club Fenerbahçe was beaten by underdog Akhisar Belediye 2-1 in a Spor Toto Super League match at its home at ?ükrü Saraço?lu stadium on Feb. 23, missing the chance to go to the top standings.
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Meireles sports his Blue Mosque tattoo during World Cup training
Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles has shown his newest tattoo, featuring the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, during a recent training for his teamâs upcoming game at the World Cup in Brazil.
The former Chelsea and Liverpool player now calls Turkey his home, as he plays for Turkish football giants Fenerbahçe.