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Tigana signs with Besiktas
Former Fulham manager Jean Tigana took over as boss of struggling Istanbul side Besiktas on Monday. Tigana, who was sacked by English Premiership side Fulham in 2003, signed a one-and-a-half year contract with the Besiktas Black Eagles. On his arrival in Istanbul on Sunday Tigana, a former France international who before Fulham had coached Lyon and Monaco, said: "They appreciate me, and I appreciate them. "I know about Besiktas, and I wanted to come to Turkey." The 50-year-old Tigana won a long-running court battle with Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed in July when the London club was forced to pay him 3 million pounds in backpay. He replaces Riza Calimbay who resigned as Besiktas' boss recently. Besiktas, placed fifth in the Turkcell Super League, has signed former coach Gordon Milne as director of soccer in an attempt to stop the rot.
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