Cologne, 15 March 1989.
UEFA ban forced Galatasaray’s “home” European Cup quarter-final second leg against Arsène Wenger’s star-studded Monaco (Weah, Hoddle) into the Müngersdorfer Stadion.
60,000 Turkish fans turned a German ground into a sea of yellow-red.
First leg advantage held. Then Prekazi’s thunderous free-kick from nearly 40 metres flew in. Weah equalised, but Zoran Simović and the wall stood firm.
1-1. Aggregate 2-1.
Galatasaray became the first Turkish club to reach the European Cup semi-finals.
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August 24 marks the anniversary of the death of Metin Kurt, one of the important footballers of Galatasaray. Kurt was a communist, footballer and trade unionist.
As a socialist footballer and a pioneering trade unionist who fought for the rights of sports workers, Metin Kurt argued that football was not merely a game played on the pitch, but also a field of class struggle.
In 1976, he went on strike together with his Galatasaray teammates over unpaid bonuses. He fought for the organisation and unionisation of footballers for many years and became the founding president of the Revolutionary Sports Workers’ Union. As a member of the Communist Party of Turkey, he also continued his political struggle.
Metin Kurt also had a close relationship with TekYumruk, Galatasaray’s anti-fascist supporters’ group.
PLAYIN BOTH SIDES COULD KEEP YOU SAFE , OR GET YOU SHOT TWICE... BUT WHAT DO I KNOW? I MADE A LIVIN FROM STANDIN ON CORNERS MAKIN HAND SIGNALS N SPANISH ANIMAL NOISES.....
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