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The Turkey captain is desperate for his Stoke career to catch fire, but Smith understands the thinking of manager Tony Pulis.

OF all Irelanda TMs play-off defeats, this one was the hardest to take. It ended with Tony Cascarino being punched and kicked on his way off the pitch at the Ataturk Stadium a ' by a fan and when the dust settled the Turks blamed our Cas for the entire melee.

Stoke chairman Peter Coates insists forward Tuncay Sanli does have a future at the club despite the latest hiccup in the Turkey international's short career at the Britannia Stadium.

Injury may have kept Besiktas JK goalkeeper Rustu Recber out of the 3-0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg that ended their hopes of reaching the UEFA Champions League knockout phase, but the 36-year-old has been delighted to be back in a competition he first graced with Fenerbahce SK 13 years ago.

Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Goals from Zvjezdan Misimovic, Christian Gentner and Edin Dzeko guided Wolfsburg to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Besiktas in Turkey, although the German side have yet to secure their place in the knockout stages of the Champions ...

Nuri Sahin and Lucas Barrios earned Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 home win over bottom club Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Brazilian Pato scored the winner in the 88th minute as Milan upset Real in Madrid.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday in St Petersburg, Russia.

Warnock's verdict: Boro have gone about their business quietly in the summer and held on to most of their players.

Stoke v West Ham. Click here to bet. Click here for Stoke news Click here for West Ham news Click here for head-to-head stats Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan is the only doubt for manager Tony Pulis as he prepares for the Premier League visit of West Ham.

Date : Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:11:22 PDT AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan October 15, 2009 Thursday FLAG ROW MARS TURKEY-ARMENIA SOCCER MATCH Tensions were high at Wednesdays match between Turkey and Armenia held in the Turkish town of Bursa, with fans becoming involved in incidents linked to the ban on waving Azerbaijani flags.

Photos/Wallpapers>> Faith Terim stepped down as Turkey coach for the second time after overseeing the fourth victory of his side's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Date : Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:33 +0500 TURKEY WINS BIG GAME AGAINST ARMENIA IN BURSA Hurriyet Daily News Thursday, October 15, 2009 The Turkish national football team comfortably beat Armenia 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying group game on Wednesday, despite the fact that its fast start was slowed down with a red card.

Fatih Terim's second reign as Turkey boss came to an end with a comfortable, if unspectacular, 10-man victory over Group Five's basement side Armenia.

Longtime foes Turkey and Armenia battled on a soccer field Wednesday _ an event that has little significance in the world of sports but packs a punch in the arena of international politics.

Turkey's World Cup hopes came crashing down to the dust on Saturday, first as Bosnia and Herzegovina trumped Estonia to boost its hold on second place in the group standings and then in a humiliating 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Belgians at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Emile Mpenza's double earned Belgium three points against Turkey in Saturday night's World Cup Group Five qualifier in Brussels.

Emile Mpenza scored both goals Saturday in Belgium's 2-0 win over Turkey in World Cup qualifying.

Bosnia-Herzegovina playmaker Zvjezdan Misimovic is sure his side can book a World Cup play-off place with victory over Estonia.

On October 14, BursaA's A'AtaturkA' stadium will host WC 2010 Turkey -Armenia qualifying match at 11:00 p.m. Yerevan time.