The Hatayspor Courier
Market4 Oct 2027
Recep Burak Yılmaz puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hatayspor, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad4 Oct 2027
6 saves: Benassi was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
The dugout4 Oct 2027
Cemil Aksu keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Hatayspor may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad4 Oct 2027
Giovanni stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Giovanni and Hatayspor agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad4 Oct 2027
Words exchanged at Hatayspor
Giovanni and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match2 Oct 2027
A bad afternoon for Hatayspor against Kocaelispor
0‑1 to Kocaelispor, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad4 Oct 2027
Appearance number 100 for Jaurès Assoumou
100 games in this shirt, through managers and relegations and everything else. Service like it is disappearing from the game and the crowd knows what it is watching.
Market4 Oct 2027
Luiz Otávio is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Hatayspor has been clear about where Luiz Otávio stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout4 Oct 2027
No hiding place for Charly Dutournier
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Charly Dutournier, and the manager let it.
In brief
- The dugout Emre Turuc: “No excuses”
- The dugout Benassi knocks on the manager’s door
- Market The Ruan Ribeiro story refuses to die