Fenerbahce is officially to sign Daniel Guiza next week according to reports from Spanish Media.  Reports also indicate that Spanish club Real Betis is out of the running for Fener star Mehmet Aurelio.

Luis Aragones who has signed a pre-contract with Fenerbahce, will be arriving to Istanbul tomorrow July 3, 2008.

Roberto Carlos has arrived in Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport at 02:00 last night on a charter flight from Madrid.

Gökhan Gönül, who was in Germany for his ongoing treatment, has been declared fit to practice with the team. 

The qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League can be confusing, to say the least.  So many teams qualify for the early stages, and chances are even the most diehard fans have never heard of some of the teams.  We've had some questions as to which teams qualify, what happens if Fenerbahçe advances past MTK Budapest, and more.  The following information should help clarify some of the confusion surrounding the early stages.

As fans in Istanbul patiently await the arrival of their new coach, fans in Spain are pleading with their national team boss to stay.  At nearly 70 years of age, Luis Aragones is a wanted man by multiple parties.  It was rumored on Monday that other clubs had swooped in to offer the soon-to-be Fenerbahçe coach just as the Spanish Futbol Federation is asking Aragones to reconsider his decision to leave.  Despite all of the attention, reports out of Spain today indicate that the coach known as "El Sabio" will be in Istanbul this week to finalize his deal with the Canaries.

Mehmet Aurelio is no stranger to transfer rumours.  The Brazilian-born midfielder has been a star for both Fenerbahçe and the Turkish National Team.  The star has Turkish citizenship, which makes him a valuable commodity to the Canaries because of the foreign player limit.  However, a growing list of European clubs are reportedly interested in Aurelio.

As mentioned in recent days, you may see some new names and faces at Fenerbahçe Worldwide in the coming weeks.  We're proud to introduce one of those to you this.  Timur Karadeniz joins the Fenerbahçe Worldwide team after contributing behind the scenes for quite some time. 

Hasan Dogan, Head of the Turkish Football Federation,  announced today that Fatih Terim will be staying with the national team until the year 2012.

Fenerbahce will face MTK from Hungary in Champions League Second Round qualifiying games.