Emre Belözoglu

Emre Belözoglu, also known as Emre or (the Anglicised) Belözoglu Emre (born 7 September 1980 in Istanbul) is a Turkish football player. He is a midfielder for FA Premier League club Newcastle United and Turkey.Belözoglu was developed by Turkish club Galatasaray, and made his first appearance for the club's senior squad as a 16-year-old in the 1996-97 season. The following year, he became a regular, and continued with the club through the 2000-01 season, picking up a UEFA Cup winners' medal in 2000. At the beginning of a 2000-01 season, he also picked up a UEFA Super Cup winners' medal after Galatasaray beat Champions League winners Real Madrid. Emre then played in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Galatasaray that season. In 2001, he transferred to Internazionale where he played in the semi-finals of the Champions League. He was a member of the Turkish team that finished third at the 2002 World Cup.Emre was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.On July 14, 2005, he moved to Newcastle for a £3.8m transfer fee . Emre announced that one of his influences on joining Newcastle was his respect for manager Graeme Souness.[citation needed]Emre scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 5-0 friendly win against Yeading F.C. and scored his first Premier League goal with a free-kick against local rivals Sunderland in October 2005.After a post-match brawl in a 2006 World Cup qualication playoff match with Switzerland, Emre was banned for Turkey's next six matches and fined CHF 15,000 (£6,622) plus costs of CHF 1,000 (£440) for his part in the brawl. The FIFA Appeal Committee later reduced the ban to four matches.