It has been a good solid two years or more since we last blogged on Turkish soccer. But, the recent international games between Turkey (my late father's country) and historic rival Armenia have put more focus on Turkish soccer.
I am also pleased to report that my friend Ugur Celikkol's local team BursaSpor, (nicknamed Timsahlar- the Alligators) in
Bursa, Turkey, is in third place. BursaSpor has 35 points as opposed to the Turkish Premiere League's top two teams: traditional Istanbul powers FenerBahce (37 pts) and GalataSaray (36 pts).
BursaSpor actually beat GalataSaray, another one of my favorite soccer teams, by a
1-0 margin on Nov. 27, 2009.
This weekend, BursaSpor will host KasimPasha while GalataSaray faces GaziantepSpor on the road. FenerBahce always plays away from home with a game against DenizliSpor.
Stateside, it should be pointed that there is an alligator farm in St. Augustine, Fla., which is open to the public.
And, the sport of alligator wrestling (pictured) has yet to become a part of Turkish culture though one can perhaps see this somewhere in Florida.
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UPDATE- Fenerbahce won their game 3-1, and Galatasaray won 1-0. But, the Bursaspor game was postponed. We have no idea why....
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