Arsenal remains hopeful that Nicolas Pepe will soon depart the club. The Ivory Coast international is still technically with the team despite not featuring at all so far this season under Mikel Arteta. Although the Premier League's summer transfer window closed last week, there are still options for Pepe. The Evening Standard is reporting that […]

Keep up to date with every game from one of Turkey's massive clubs with our Besiktas TV schedule. Beşiktaş is a member of the Turkish "Big Three" that have never been relegated from the top tier, alongside rivals Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. Besiktas TV Schedule and Streaming Links Beşiktaş on TV and streaming: U.S. only: Founded: […]

Keep up to date with every game from one of Turkey's massive clubs with our Besiktas TV schedule. Beşiktaş is a member of the Turkish "Big Three" that have never been relegated from the top tier, alongside rivals Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. Besiktas TV Schedule and Streaming Links Beşiktaş on TV and streaming: U.S. only: Founded: […]

Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP) – Lyon and Besiktas are braced for punishment by UEFA over Thursday's violence-marred European tie as both clubs blamed opposing fans for instigating much of the trouble. European football's governing body have opened an inquiry into the Europa League quarter-final first leg which was scarred by violence and a pitch invasion. Lyon […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Portuguese international winger Ricardo Quaresma has signed a three-year contract extension with Turkish champions Besiktas until 2020, the Istanbul club said on Tuesday.  "I'm proud to play for this great club. Besiktas always and forever," the 33-year-old wrote on his Instagram account. The former Porto star, who has also had spells at […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Former Liverpool striker on Monday signed a three year deal with top Istanbul side Besiktas, the club said in a statement. Former Dutch international Babel, who played for Liverpool from 2007 to 2011, was a free agent after his contract with Deportivo La Coruna expired. Besiktas said he would be paid 1.2 […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Besiktas football club of Istanbul, is one of Turkey's oldest sports organisations with an impassioned fan base known for their opposition to the authorities. Twenty nine people, mainly police officers, were killed on Saturday in double attacks outside its stadium that followed the club's home Super Lig match against Bursaspor in the […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Benfica must wait on a place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Turkey's Besiktas on Wednesday. The Portuguese cruised into a 3-0 lead inside barely half an hour but were pegged back as the Turks maintained their unbeaten record with […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Portugal's Benfica must wait on a place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Turkey's Besiktas on Wednesday. The Portuguese cruised into a 3-0 lead inside barely half an hour but were pegged back as the Turks maintained their unbeaten record […]

Milan (AFP) – Besiktas coach Senol Gunes "feels at home" in Naples but admits the Turkish champions face their toughest Group B encounter when they meet Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday. "I feel at home here, also because of the traffic coming to the stadium!" Gunes joked on Tuesday. "Napoli are the strongest […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Dynamo Kiev substitutes Nikita Korzun and teenage star Viktor Tsygankov made crucial impacts as the Ukrainians battled to a 1-1 Champions League draw at Besiktas on Wednesday. Korzun gave away the free-kick that led to Besiktas's first-half opener in Istanbul before Tsygankov came off the bench in the second period to secure […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish champions Besiktas on Friday announced the signing of Brazilian full-back Adriano Correia from Barcelona in a three-year deal for a transfer fee of 600,000 euros ($670,000). Adriano had enjoyed six full seasons at Barcelona and his signing by Besiktas marks a major boost to their campaign for the Champions League in […]

Istanbul (AFP) – German striker Mario Gomez, the top scorer in Turkey's Super Lig last season, on Wednesday said he was leaving Istanbul club Besiktas after just one season due to the political situation in the wake of the failed coup. "I will not be playing for this great club... anymore. The reason for this […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Besiktas clinched the Turkish Super Lig title with a game to spare on Sunday, topping the league for the first time since 2009 and claiming Turkey's sole automatic Champions League spot. Driven on by over 40,000 fans inside their new stadium on the Bosphorus, Besiktas thrashed Osmanlispor of Ankara 3-1 to gain […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Istanbul side Besiktas were Monday on course to take their first Turkish Super Lig title since 2009 after sole challengers and local rivals Fenerbahce, slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat to Basaksehir. With just two games of the season remaining in the next week, Beskitas lead Fenerbahce by six points and also […]