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Monday, April 15, 2019

Istanbul: Two days, two derbies, two continents, one new football power emerging - BBC Sport

Istanbul: Two days, two derbies, two continents, one new football power emerging

By Shamoon Hafez

Insight banner Besiktas fans' 'Tifo' before Saturday's match Besiktas are the third most successful side in Turkish Super Lig history "Mazbatayi ver, mazbatayi ver, mazbatayi ver, Imamoglu'na!" The Besiktas fans are chanting before their home match against local rivals Istanbul Basaksehir and it is very, very loud. Football in Turkey's biggest city always means colour, passion and noise, but Saturday's game was being played in special circumstances, between two very different clubs.

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