SOCCER IS NOT ONLY A GAME

Galatasaray SK which is the one of the Turkısh soccer teams won the second most important cup is called UEFA CUP in Europe. This event was very important for Turkish people,because thanks to this event, Turkey and Turkish football life made the most beautiful advertisements about themselves.

The beginning of the tournament, nobody believed that one of the Turkish teams could get this cup,moreover Turkish people too. Because there was many teams which had high quality in this tournament. Nothing was being expected,one of the unexpected team was advancing with successes. Because of this, all people started to know this team.
During this tournament, unfortunately people saw some bad events. In the quarter final of the tournament, GalatasaraySK paired with Leeds United FC which was a team in England. Everything started these games. In England and Turkey, some English and Turkish holigans fighted each other and two people died. After these, all of the people who live in Europe started to follow these events in more carefully,and for these reasons, significance of the cup increased in both of countries.
After these bad events, GalatasaraySK paired with another English team on the final,after they eliminated Leeds United FC in the quarter final. Every bad things started again. The final match was played in Copenhagen in Denmark on 17 May 2000. During last two days Copenhagen streets seemed like a battlefield. After these, this game was not only a soccer game, this was a justness warm for both of the two countries.
Finally Galatasaray SK won the cup, and all people acclaimed success of this team,because an unfamous team accomplished this. People started to be curious about this team. As they wondered what about this,they learned more things abouth Turkey, as they wondered things about Turkey,they wanted to see this country. Turkey didn't win only a cup, Turkey won more popularity. People understood one more time that soccer was not only a game..