Football commentator Gürcan Bilgiç has told Ali Koç, the President of Fenerbahçe, that he made a huge mistake by continuing with manager José Mourinho at the club.


According to Bilgiç, it is not right for Fenerbahçe and Mourinho to continue together after the Portuguese failed to win the Turkish Süper Lig last season.

Recall that Mourinho’s side finished in second place on the Turkish Süper Lig table, behind champions Galatasaray.


However, Bilgiç believes Galatasaray will remain favourites to win the Turkish domestic title again in the 2025/26 campaign.

“Ali Koç made a huge mistake. It is not right for Fenerbahçe for Jose Mourinho to continue,” Bilgiç said (via habersarikirmizi).

“Galatasaray will be the favourite again next season. If Ali Koç does not spend a lot of money, Mourinho will continue to fail.


“Because the material at hand is still behind Galatasaray.”

Mourinho has previously coached top European clubs including Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United, Porto, Inter Milan, and Tottenham Hotspur

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe will not travel to Charlotte for the team’s Club World Cup match against Pachuca, a club source told AFP Saturday.

The French superstar was taken to hospital on Thursday for tests and treatment after suffering gastroenteritis, before later being released.

Mbappe is improving “bit by bit” said the club source, but he will not fly with his team-mates for Sunday’s match against Mexican side Pachuca.

The 26-year-old missed the opening game with the same illness as Madrid were held 1-1 by Al-Hilal in Xabi Alonso’s debut as coach.

Madrid B-team player Gonzalo Garcia, 21, started in Mbappe’s stead and opened the scoring for Real Madrid against their Saudi Arabian opponents.

Mbappe finished as the European Golden Shoe winner in his first season at Real Madrid with 31 goals in La Liga and 43 across all competitions, but Los Blancos finished the season without a major trophy.

Leon Balogun has already hit the ground running at his new Cypriot club, Aris Limassol.

Balogun started training with his new teammates on Friday.

The 36-year-old’s move to the Light Brigade was made official on Thursday.


The Nigerian put pen to paper on a one-year contract with the former Cypriot First Division champions.



Aris Limassol are preparing for the new league season and UEFA Conference League.

They will face Hungarian club Puskas Akademia FC in the second qualifying round next month.

The first leg will hold at the Alphamega Stadium, Cyprus on Thursday, 24 July, while tye reverse fixture will will hold a week later at the Pancho Arena in Hungary.

Balogun’s experience will be vital for Aris Limassol with the centre-back having played for several top clubs in Germany, England, and Scotland.

The centre-backs has also been capped 46 times by Nigeria.

He has also featured at the Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup.