by Louis Massarella @https://twitter.com/@MassarellaFFT Published 12 min ago Souey plants his colours in the ground, 1996 It’s hard to believe that the most talked-about moment in Istanbul derby history features a mustachioed Scotsman with a dodgy ticker. Graeme Souness became an instant hero on one side of the Bosphorus and persona non grata on t’other when he celebrated Galatasaray’s win at the home of Fenerbahce by planting his club’s flag in the centre circle at the end of the 1996 Turkish Cup Final. The incident earned the brass-balled boss the nickname ‘Ulibatli Souness’ after comparisons with national hero Ulibati Hasan, who was killed as he planted the Ottoman flag...
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