Galatasaray and the legend of 'Ulubatli'
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- Created: Friday, 22 May 2020 16:48
- Written by Christopher Morley
Anyone who followed Graeme Souness's fairly recent spat with Paul Pogba might consider that small beer upon closer inspection of the drama he'd find himself in over the course of just one season (1995-6) in Turkey, with Galatasaray, after a year out of work. Although it could be argued that before leaving he'd helped usher in the success the club would enjoy in the early Noughties, remaining the only Süper Lig side to taste European success following a penalty shoot-out win over Arsenal in 2000's UEFA Cup final. But almost as soon as he'd signed on to take over in what their own fans dubbed “hell”, in honour of the often intimidating din of the Ali Sami Yen stadium, trouble was afoot.
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