What happened in Turkish football today? 20/07/2024

Mert Muldur goal has been selected as best goal of Euro 2024.

Turkish National Team player Mert Muldur goal against Georgia during Euro 2024 on Group F 1st week game has been selected as goal of the tournament from UEFA members as it was an outstanding goal.

Without doubt, game between Turkey and Georgia has been remembered as one of the best games and arguably best game at group stage which has also been remembered from an outstanding goals from Mert Muldur and Arda Guler. Even through it is hard to make one goal to stand out more but goal from Mert Muldur taking account was coming at air has made more difficult and been crucial role for becoming best goal of the tournament. It also needs to be mentioned that performance of this game, despite of poor game against Portugal next week, did motivate team and as this goal been opening goal of game, it has played crucial role.

Mert Muldur did provide outstanding shot at the game and got best goal of tournament in fair manner.

Central Referee Committee and CEO and members has resigned from their posts.

Central Referee Committee has announced resignation from its post after TFF newly-elected CEO has called for all members and communities to resign from its post.

It is known that Central Referee Committee are aiming to go through big revision for upcoming season and first step without doubt has been resignation from CEO Ibrahim Haciosmaoglu who in all fairness didnt provide much solutions in previous season and with also current CEO looking for new start with having controlling himself as would be expected. With relatively short period left until start of the new season, TFF would now need to find new CEO of committee and make strong administrative team which could be tough time in such short time.

Hence, this would be main priority at TFF and we would follow all developments which would be taking place.

Kenan Yildiz was unhappy with salary rise from Juventus.

It is reported that Kenan Yildiz didnt accept an extension deal from Juventus with rise of salary from 300,000 euro to 1.2 million euro as he did find value to be too low.

It needs to be mentioned that Yildiz did have an outstanding season at  Juventus and hence did show some outstanding performance and to some he is being right but in same time it could be noted that it is being significant by 4 times and hence it would be interesting to see how Juventus would be responding as it is unknown how much does Kenan Yildiz request for.Meanwhile, such crises between player and club could rise some transfer activities.

This issue might continue to be taking place and as always we would follow all developments.

In other news:

- Rizespor has won pre-season friendly game against Austria Klagenfurt with 2:1 scoreline.

- Sivasspor has drawn against Istanbulspor during pre-season friendly game with 1:1 scoreline.

- Besiktas has won pre-season friendly game against Grazer with 5:1 scoreline.

- UEFA has announced referee of Conference League 2nd qualifying round 1st leg between La Fiorita and Basaksehirspor as Milos Boskovic.

- UEFA has announced referee of Europa League 2nd qualifiying round 1st leg between Ruzomberek and Trabzonspor as Bastian Dankert.

- Konyaspor has announced pre-season friendlies:

- 24/07: vs. Ljubjana

- 28/07: vs. St.Michael

- 30/07: vs. Kranjska Gora

- Trabzonspor has made transfer deal with West Bromwhich Albion player Oktay Yokuslu.

- Sivasspor player Erdem Gulec has become injured.

- Corinthians has declined transfer offer from 18 million euro for Wesley Teixeira. 

- Fenerbahce has made transfer deal with Sevilla player Youssef En Nesyri.

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Burnley player Wout Weghorst.

- Kocaelispor are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Emir Ortakaya.

- Hatayspor head coach Ozhan Pulat has announced that team focusses to transfer foreign and Turkish midfielder and 2 defenders during this summer transfer window.