- Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has been appointed interim manager of Fenerbahce following the resignation of head coach Ismail Kartal.
- Kartal stepped down after Fenerbahce suffered a 2-1 defeat against rivals Galatasaray, leaving the club fifth in the Super Lig and six points off the top after nine games.
- Kuyt, who was previously Kartal's assistant, will oversee his first domestic fixture against Goztepe this weekend before preparing to host his former club Liverpool in the Champions League next week.
- The 46-year-old Dutchman scored 71 goals in 285 appearances during a six-year playing career at Liverpool, where he won the League Cup in 2012.
- Kuyt also has prior history with Fenerbahce, having won the Super Lig and the Turkish Cup during a three-year stint as a player in Istanbul.
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