Yesterday was yet another Saturday night that I came home late, and stayed up until an odd hour due to something interesting that I’ve come across on the internet.
“Looking for Istanbul”, is this interesting thing; which is a documentary film that has been produced by Canal Plus in France. Eric Cantona, who is the coolest football icon with ultimate acting skills to many of us, is wandering around in Istanbul streets, and shedding light on to one of world’s top football rivalries; Galatasaray-Fenerbahce derby.
The level of details is what makes this documentary so good and valuable. The famous match that GS lost 3-4 in 1989, the legendary Neuchatel Xamax game in 1988, UEFA victory in 2000, FB’s 6-0 victory that I’ll always remember with distress, Metin Oktay, Lefter Kucukandonyadis… I mean; these details, memories, names mean a lot to me; but I wouldn’t think that Canal+, or anyone in Europe would be aware of these. I am a bit surprised that a French TV told me a story about Turkish football almost better than any Turkish TV could ever do :).
And it’s not about football history only, there are lots of details mentioned about country’s social and political background, starting from the days that these two clubs were born, i.e. early 1900s.
Bottom line; if you’d like to learn about Turkish football, the Galatasaray-Fenerbahce derby, Turkish history, or to cut it short: “a genuine insight to the Turkish culture”, have a look at this documentary… One down side; it’s only available in French; with some Turkish and little English commentaries in it.
Link: http://www.canalplus.fr/c-sport/c-football/c-ligue-1/pid3510-c-videos-ligue-1.html?vid=594320
