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Hindustan Times
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Former FC Barcelona star receives unwanted attention as manager after awkward interview with club's TV presenter
Former Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Turkey midfielder turned coach Arda Turan has found himself in the headlines for a slightly strange reason, as social media picked up on an awkward pitchside interview following a Shakhtar Donetsk match. Arda Turan in only three months into his role as head coach of Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk. Turan, who joined the Ukrainian giants only a couple of months ago as he looks to find his footing at the managerial level, was seen by cameras looking slightly shifty and uncomfortable while he was being spoken to pitchside by Ukrainian reporter and TV presenter Daria Bondar Savina. This interview followed Shakhtar's victory over Turkish club Besiktas in the second round of UEFA Europa League qualifying at the end of last month, as the team won comfortably 6-2 on aggregate over the team from Turan's homeland. However, their aspirations for a spot in the group stages was stymied in the subsequent final qualifying round, as they lost on penalties to Greek outfit Panathanaikos after a pair of goalless games. Fans wondered whether Arda's awkward nature had to do with his wife Aslihan Dogan, who is a media personality in Turkey and married the footballer in 2018. In fact, to make the situation just a little more awkward, reporter Daria Bondar Savina is also married to someone who plays under Turan at Shakhtar, that being Ukrainian national team centre-back Yeriy Bondar. Nevertheless, video of the interview shows that Arda still answered the questions posed to him in a confident and straightforward manner, perhaps depicting that he is growing into his young career as a manager well thus far. Before his role at Shakhtar, Turan was the manager of Eyupspor, who he guided to the Turkish Super Lig after earning them promotion in his first season in charge. During his playing career, Turan represented Turkey a hundred times on the international stage, showing he is no stranger to the spotlight given his importance to a football-crazed nation for a large part of his career. He served as captain of Turkish giants Galatasaray at the age of 22, before earning a move to La Liga with Atletico Madrid. He played and made a name for himself in Diego Simeone's midfield, before earning a jewel-in-the-crown move to FC Barcelona, where he played alongside names such as Lionel Messi and Neymar during the prime of his career.
NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Shakhtar Donetsk coach's awkward interview with reporter goes viral
The boss of one of Ukraine's most popular football teams has gone viral for an uncomfortable interview exchange. Arda Turan has been trying to take Shakhtar Donetsk to the Europa League since he took over earlier this year. The team are one step closer to that goal after winning
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Awkward moment married football manager desperately avoids eye contact with reporter
Shakhtar Donetsk boss Arda Turan awkwardly avoided eye contact as he was interviewed by a reporter last month. The former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid star, 38, took charge of the Ukrainian giants earlier this year. Turan is trying to guide Shakhtar to the Europa League league phase, and last month took his side to the city of his birth for a qualifier against Besiktas. After the first leg in Istanbul, which Shakhtar won 4-2, Turan was interviewed by club reporter Daria Bondar Savina. But as the 24-year-old spoke to Turan, the Turkish boss appeared to struggle to look at her, as you can see in the video below. The ex-midfielder fidgeted throughout the two-minute interview and put his hands in his pockets. Turan didn't quite stare at the floor the whole time, Ange Postecoglou style, but moments of eye contact were fairly brief. The clip has only just been discovered on social media. One fan responded: 'He's trying so hard.' Savina is Shakhtar's head of media and has gathered a huge Instagram following of more than 500,000. In a further clip to circulate online, Turan was seen putting his arm around a female supporter while posing for a picture, without actually making any contact. Turan married wife Aslihan Dogan in 2018. The ceremony was attended by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As a reporter attempted to quiz Aslihan, Turan fumed: 'Be respectful, or I will crush your head and eyes! You're talking to my wife.' The couple have two children together; Hamza Arda, six, and Asil Aslan, five. Turan has had an eventful career in the game. In 2019, Turan was hit with a two year and eight month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of intentional injury and possession of an unlicensed weapon. The row began when Turan was alleged to have approached Turkish pop star Berkay's wife Ozlem Ada Sahin. He was claimed to have told her: 'If I was not married, I wouldn't miss a girl like you.' Turan then broke Berkay's nose when confronted, before following him to hospital. The footballer was later found to have brandished a gun in Berkay's room, saying: 'I didn't know she is your wife. I'm sorry, just kill me.' The singer refused, but fellow hospital patients were left terrified after the gun went off. Turan later submitted a written statement in which he apologised for his 'instant error'.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Awkward moment married football manager desperately avoids eye contact with stunning reporter during interview
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SHAKHTAR DONETSK boss Arda Turan awkwardly avoided eye contact as he was interviewed by a reporter last month. The former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid star, 38, took charge of the Ukrainian giants earlier this year. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Arda Turan avoided eye contact for much of the interview Credit: Twitter 6 Turan, 38, looked in the opposite direction to the reporter Credit: X @FCShakhtar Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! Turan is trying to guide Shakhtar to the Europa League league phase, and last month took his side to the city of his birth for a qualifier against Besiktas. After the first leg in Istanbul, which Shakhtar won 4-2, Turan was interviewed by club reporter Daria Bondar Savina. But as the 24-year-old spoke to Turan, the Turkish boss appeared to struggle to look at her. The ex-midfielder fidgeted throughout the two-minute interview and put his hands in his pockets. Turan didn't quite stare at the floor the whole time, Ange Postecoglou style, but moments of eye contact were fairly brief. The clip has only just been discovered on social media. One fan responded: "He's trying so hard." Savina is Shakhtar's head of media and has gathered a huge Instagram following of more than 500,000. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 6 Daria Savina works for Shakhtar's media team Credit: Instagram @savinadasha 6 Daria has built a huge social media following Credit: Instagram @savinadasha In a further clip to circulate online, Turan was seen putting his arm around a female supporter while posing for a picture, without actually making any contact. Turan married wife Aslihan Dogan in 2018. Shakhtar Donetsk coach Arda Turan did not dare touch a female fan when asked to pose for a photo The ceremony was attended by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As a reporter attempted to quiz Aslihan, Turan fumed: "Be respectful, or I will crush your head and eyes! You're talking to my wife." The couple have two children together; Hamza Arda, six, and Asil Aslan, five. Turan has had an eventful career in the game. In 2019, Turan was hit with a two year and eight month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of intentional injury and possession of an unlicensed weapon. The row began when Turan was alleged to have approached Turkish pop star Berkay's wife Ozlem Ada Sahin. He was claimed to have told her: "If I was not married, I wouldn't miss a girl like you." Turan then broke Berkay's nose when confronted, before following him to hospital. The footballer was later found to have brandished a gun in Berkay's room, saying: "I didn't know she is your wife. I'm sorry, just kill me." The singer refused, but fellow hospital patients were left terrified after the gun went off. Turan later submitted a written statement in which he apologised for his "instant error". 6 Turan has been married to Aslihan Dogan since 2018 Credit: Getty
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Awkward moment married football manager desperately avoids eye contact with stunning reporter during interview
SHAKHTAR DONETSK boss Arda Turan awkwardly avoided eye contact as he was interviewed by a reporter last month. The former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid star, 38, took charge of the Ukrainian giants earlier this year. 6 6 Turan is trying to guide Shakhtar to the Europa League league phase, and last month took his side to the city of his birth for a qualifier against Besiktas. After the first leg in Istanbul, which Shakhtar won 4-2, Turan was interviewed by club reporter Daria Bondar Savina. But as the 24-year-old spoke to Turan, the Turkish boss appeared to struggle to look at her. The ex-midfielder fidgeted throughout the two-minute interview and put his hands in his pockets. Turan didn't quite stare at the floor the whole time, Ange Postecoglou style, but moments of eye contact were fairly brief. The clip has only just been discovered on social media. One fan responded: "He's trying so hard." Savina is Shakhtar's head of media and has gathered a huge Instagram following of more than 500,000. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 6 6 In a further clip to circulate online, Turan was seen putting his arm around a female supporter while posing for a picture, without actually making any contact. Turan married wife Aslıhan Dogan in 2018. The ceremony was attended by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As a reporter attempted to quiz Aslihan, Turan fumed: "Be respectful, or I will crush your head and eyes! You're talking to my wife." The couple have two children together; Hamza Arda, six, and Asil Aslan, five. Turan has had an eventful career in the game. In 2019, Turan was hit with a two year and eight month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of intentional injury and possession of an unlicensed weapon. The row began when Turan was alleged to have approached Turkish pop star Berkay's wife Ozlem Ada Sahin. He was claimed to have told her: "If I was not married, I wouldn't miss a girl like you." Turan then broke Berkay's nose when confronted, before following him to hospital. The footballer was later found to have brandished a gun in Berkay's room, saying: "I didn't know she is your wife. I'm sorry, just kill me." The singer refused, but fellow hospital patients were left terrified after the gun went off. Turan later submitted a written statement in which he apologised for his "instant error". 6 6
