Teenager Arda Guler scored on his European Championship debut as Turkey broke Georgia’s hearts with a thrilling Group F victory in Dortmund. Right-back Mert Muldur gave Turkey the lead in the 25th minute but seven minutes later, Georges Mikautadze scored Georgia’s first goal in a major tournament. Guler’s 65th minute strike saw Turkey regain the lead but the Georgians tested them until the final whistle.
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Jose Mourinho is set to be named manager of Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce. The 61 year old has been out of work since he was sacked by AS Roma in January. A serial winner, Mourinho will replace Ismail Kartal, who left Fenerbahce on Friday after they finished second in the league to city rivals Galatasaray, despite losing just one game and recording 99 points last term.
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Xherdan Shaqiri scored twice to lead Switzerland to a 3-1 win against Turkey in their Euro 2020 Group A match that kept their hopes of reaching the knockouts alive. Turkey exit the competition after a third straight defeat while the Swiss hope to progress to the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams after finishing level with second-placed Wales on four points
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Wales aided their hopes of reaching the last 16 of Euro 2020 with a fine 2-0 win over Turkey in Group A. Goals in either half from Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts put Wales on 4 points which should at the very least secure progression as a best third placed team.
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Italy began Euro 2020 with a 3-0 win over Turkey in Rome. A Merih Demiral own goal opened the scoring in the tournament with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne putting the icing on the cake as Italy recorded a deserved win in Group A.
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