I shot this in 2015. A cat during the rush hour in Istanbul.

I’ve been watching football for decades and never I have seen anything like this

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For Galatasaray, this is the real start of the Champions League campaign. I was expecting them to get 13-14 points but those plans were before the Frankfurt disaster. Now Galatasaray are back on track. This momentum will reflect positively on the remaining six games. #UCL

Arne Slot definitely miscalculated the risk: He thought this was a game that could be won with a second-string squad and play first team fresh v Chelsea (ManU coming up). It was a bad idea. Liverpool lost all momentum, and a rough fixture coming up. Tough times for Liverpool.

Arne Slot, on the other hand, was naive to think you can rest 4–5 players and still get a result in an away game. Istanbul is never an easy place to go and benching Mac, playing Szobo as RB would mean Liverpool MF would certainly lose the battle. He underestimated Galatasaray.

For all the schtick the Galatasaray coaching staff got after the 5-1 defeat in Frankfurt, they were by far the better-prepared side v Liverpool. Okan Buruk saw that teams can get a result by sitting patiently and pressing in the first two thirds. #UCL #Galatasaray #Liverpool

Mildly interesting: All three of Okan Buruk's Champions League wins as a manager came against English opposition #UCL #Galatasaray #LFC

In today’s football, skilled attackers are rare. Türkiye has a generational chance: Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız & Can Uzun (all 2005-born) breaking through at once & playing big roles for their clubs. If the NT builds around them, a medal in the next decade is a real possibility.

Yazılacak çok şey var ama en çok şuna takıldım: 70. dakikada, skor 6-0’ken Milli Takım sadece 3 faul yapmıştı ve maçı da sarı kart bile görmeden, 6 faulle tamamladı. Rakip Avrupa şampiyonu, çok güçlü. Yenilmek de, fark yemek de ayıp değil ama diş göstermemeyi kabullenmek zor.

Same energy 💪

Tuvalete girelim diye girdigimiz barda Fontaines'in solisti Grian kardeşim Çarşıda demleniyodu jdjdjeejjeh

They left all it on the court. What a respectable way to go out. Thanks for the incredible season. And get well soon, Hali. 💛

This Pacers team has been nothing but inspiring. A modest squad with full of heart, forcing every play no matter how many you’re down by. They had to suffer through a lot this postseason, but Game 7 dealt a crucial blow. They lost Hali. And even then they didn’t stop fighting.

Mood:

Pacers to win it after Haliburton’s injury? Like Portugal did it in EURO 2016 after Ronaldo was taken off? Difficult, yes. But possible.

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Nordin Amrabat playing for Wydad #FIFACWC

Ten years ago today, I noticed an orange cat chilling right in the middle of one of Istanbul’s busiest crosswalks during rush hour. I snapped a few photos, then decided to take a timelapse video. It ended up going viral several times over :) Here are some “outtakes” 🐈

Liverpool are the last team to come back from two or more goals down to win a #UCL final: Miracle of Istanbul on May 25, 2005. That was nine days before Désiré Doué was born.

Fernando Muslera calls time on Galatasaray career. 14 years, 19 trophies. We'll probably never see those ever being repeated in our lifetime. That sort of longevity and consistency is very rare and gets even rarer in today's game.

I’m a hopeless Haliburton fan. I’m Halicoholic. @TyHaliburton22