The Black Eagles Podcast

The Süper Lig is back after it's annual Summer hiatus and Beşiktaş had a tough away game against Samsunspor to open the season! With goals from Rafa and Gabriel Paulista plus a clean sheet, the Black Eagles managed to return to Istanbul unscathed, despite a very difficult game in very humid conditions on a poor pitch.  As for off the pitch news, there are several big transfer updates with Amir Had...

Despite the terrible season that was 2023-2024, Beşiktaş ended it with silverware. That silverware gave them the right to compete in the Turkish Super Cup this past Saturday on August the 3rd against Turkish League champions and fierce rivals Galatasaray. While Beşiktaş were considered the underdogs heading in tot he game, the Black Eagles triumphed in emphatic fashion as they absolutely demolishe...

WATCH on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzq1GkehIk&t=34s LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE This week we'll be going over all the latest transfer developments in Beşiktaş with Can Keleş coming in from Fatih Karagümrük and Emirhan Topçu on the verge of being announced. But we've also got some outgoign news with contracts of Ante Rebic and Ajdin Hasic reportedly getting terminated soon. Tayfur Bi...

WATCH & CONTEST | https://www.youtube.com/live/8rehwtY0lTo?si=ev2PS2pBcs9aNMaO   With the white jersey revealed on Tuesday we can finally do our first shirt review of the YouTube era of the podcast! The full* lineup of of 2024-2025 Beşiktaş shirts by Adidas are now known, although we are still expecting a red jersey to be released on the 29th of October, perhaps an Adidas Originals? Sinan couldn't...

Sinan, Kaan and Kartal will be live tonight to discuss the arrival of "KING CIRO" IMMOBILE, the four time Serie A topscorer and EURO 2020 winner with Italy arrives from Italian giants LAZIO ROMA where he's spent the past 8 years of his career. Immobile will sign a 2-year contract with the Black Eagles. We initially discuss Immobile's transfer and later in the show do a live reaction to his arrival...

WATCH on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlmhmEPpM6s LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE In this week's episode of the Black Eagles podcast we shift our focus to the Turkish national team's performance at EURO 2024 in Germany with special guest AHMET "BOB" TURGUT aka @Turkishsoccer on Twitter/X. We discuss the national team's performance and whether or not we think Vincenzo Montella should stay on...

WATCH on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PXFmnTCIbE COMMENT, LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Beşiktaş have shockingly acquired the services of Benfica star Rafa Silva on a 3-year deal. The Black Eagles' vice-president Hüseyin Yücel quietly secured the 31-year old Portuguese star's signature on Tuesday before bringing him to Istanbul. "Rafa" as he is commonly known as won the EURO's with Portugal way b...

WATCH on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IXQAY3eFyE   LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE!   Giovanni van Bronckhorst arrived in Istanbul on Thursday while the first Summer signing, Gabriel Paulista, arrived in the city on Wednesday ahead of Gio's signign ceremony on Friday! The Black Eagles have started off the Summer in third gear but it's not just incoming news we'll be talking about in this e...

FC Afkicken host and Feyenoord fan Nicky van der Gijp gives his insights on new Beşiktaş boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst's time at the Rotterdam club where he won 5 trophies in 4 years, including their first Eredivisie title since 1999. You can WATCH the video version of this interview on our YouTube channel. You can follow Nicky on Twitter/X - @Bozenicky Or check out FC Afkicken on YouTube! And you...

WATCH FULL EPISODE ON YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zeZzp7jGEc   Beşiktaş finally have appointed a new permanent coach and he goes by the name of Giovanni van Bronckhorst! The 49-year old Dutchman was previously in charge of Feyenoord from 2015 until 2019, in this period he won 5 trophies with the Rotterdam based club including their first Eredivisie title in 18-years! You can watch o...

Audio version of Kaan's interview with lifelong Rangers fan Nadeem Raja on new Beşiktaş boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Nadeem has been a lifelong fan of Glasgow Rangers but also supports Turkish outfit Ankaragücü, he is therefore familiar with Turkish football. Nadeem gives us his insights on Gio's time at Rangers, what went wrong and what did he do well? How he thinks GVB will perform in Turkey a...

With our final match against Kasimpaşa in the bag, we can finally put a point behind the dreadful 2023-2024 season and start looking forward to a (hopefully) brighter future! Kaan, Sinan and Kartal are going to reflect on the past 10 months and give their thoughts on what they think went wrong, what the lowest depths of the season were and what the highest highs were. In addition the guys will be...

COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! BEŞİKTAŞ have done it! They have conquered the Turkish cup by beating rivals Trabzonspor 3-2 in the final at the Atatürk Olimpiyat stadium in front of 76 thousand fans! Kartal, Sinan and Kaan are here to talk about, and celebrate, this unforgettable victory! Does it salvage the season? Was it a deserved win? Who were the key players? That and much more will be spoken a...

Hello Black Eagles fans! Come celebrate Beşiktaş' 3-2 Turkish cup victory over Trabzonspor with us tonight on YouTube! We will be going live at 19:00 Central European Time/20:00 Turkish time! Join us in the livechat and participate in our episode, we'll be reading out some of the top comments live on the show! Not yet a YouTube subscriber? Just search "The Black Eagles podcast" and we should pop u...

Beşiktaş drew Hatayspor on Saturday and failed to secure their European qualification for now, but the bomb burst afterward as Beşiktaş vice president Hüseyin Yücel revealed the Black Eagles are in talks with legendary Portuguese coach José Mourinho. Additionally rumors surrounding German winger Jan-Niklas Beste are heating up and we've got a CUP FINAL to preview! WATCH this and our previous episo...

You can WATCH this episode on YouTube! Head over there and COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJ4YPZsoIc Beşiktaş eliminate Ankaragücü in the Turkish cup semi-finals thanks to an Ernest Muçi strike from the edge of the area, advancing them to the cup final to be played on the 23rd of May at the Atatürk Olimpiyat stadium against Trabzonspor. Things didn't go so well for...

In this week's episode Sinan, Kaan and Kartal look back at Beşiktaş' hard fought 3-2 win over direct rivals Rizespor in the league. The guys also preview the upcoming clash in the semi-finals of the cup against Ankaragücü in front of a sellout crowd. We also look at the hottest news topics surrounding the Black Eagles with a contract extension for young Mustafa Hekimoglu, some controversial statem...

In this week's episode Kaan and Sinan are joined by special guest Kartal Ogur to talk about the aftermath of the Fenerbahçe derby. We also talk about the rumors surrounding Devin Özek as a potential new technical/sporting director for the Black Eagles and we look forward toward the big Rizespor game on Friday as the Eagles dropped out of the top 4 in the league. Our episodes are now broadcasting L...

In this episode, our FIRST LIVESTREAM on YouTube, Sinan and Kaan look back at Beşiktaş' recent clashes with Ankaragücü in the league and cup. They also discuss the latest rumors surrounding who'll be in charge for next season, with some exciting new names popping up in the media. Follow us on X! @BesiktasPodcast @Sir_Writes_Alot (Sinan Schwarting) @Razzerian (Kaan Bayazit) Learn more about your ad...

Fernando Santos found himself dismissed following the second consecutive 1-1 draw, this time against Samsunspor on Monday, following an earlier last minute draw against Basaksehir the previous week. With 3 losses and 2 draws from their last 5 games, the Beşiktaş saw no other option than to shoot in to action and dismiss Fernando Santos prematurely as the Black Eagles still have all to play for in...

Sinan and Kaan are back with a brand new episode of the Black Eagles podcast to dsicuss the team's recent dip in form following back-to-back-to-back defeats against Galatasaray (0-1), Gaziantepspor (2-0) and most recently Antalyaspor (1-2) in the league. They discuss their gripes with Fernando Santos, what could he have done better? What do they expect of him to prove he is the right man for the j...

Sinan and Kaan look back at Beşiktaş' matches in the league with Istanbulspor and cup with Konyaspor, both 2-0 wins. They preview the big derby against Galatasaray on Sunday and have a closer look at how the cup's table is shaping up as both Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray make an early exit. Follow us on X (Twitter) @BesiktasPodcast @Sir_Writes_Alot @Razzerian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

An extra long episode as we have a lot of ground to cover on Beşiktaş' recent results against Trabzonspor, Antalyaspor (cup), Kayserispor and Konyaspor. Besides the matches, Sinan and Kaan discuss Semih Kiliçsoy's incredible form and meteoric rise, potential future transfer and chances to feature at EURO 2024. Furthermore they discuss the recent boost to the team with the additions of Ernest Muçi...

We weren't holding our breath and for a while it looked like the January transfer window would fizzle out and result in disappointment but the Black Eagles have made two big statement transfers on deadline day! First up Besiktas have signed ERNEST MUCI from Legia Warsaw on a permanent transfer, president Hasan Arat used his connections with the Polish prime minister Duda to get this deal done and...

Sinan and Kaan look back at Beşiktaş' two most recent games since our last episode, against Pendikspor (4-0 loss) and Adana Demirspor (0-0 draw). They highlight the deficincies of the squad int heir opinion and talk about the need for new players, adress certain rumors such as Nemanja Matic, Caglar Söyüncu and others. You can find us on X(Twitter): @BesiktasPodcast @Sir_Writes_Alot (Sinan Schwarti...