{"id":292221,"date":"2023-10-03T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292221"},"modified":"2023-10-03T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:24:02","slug":"ex-liverpool-star-released-by-turkish-side-seven-games-into-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/ex-liverpool-star-released-by-turkish-side-seven-games-into-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Liverpool star RELEASED by Turkish side seven games into season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Liverpool star RELEASED by Turkish side just seven games into the new campaign &#8211; after making only one appearance this season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 36-year-old winger&#8217;s exit brings an end to his fourth spell with a Turkish club<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Netherlands international struggled to break into the first team this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former Liverpool star who spent four seasons at Anfield has been released by Turkish second-tier side\u00a0Eyupspor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old spent one full season with the club, making 29 appearances in total, but failed to force his way into the starting XI this campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result the Netherlands international has been released by the side currently sitting top of the league standings with the side sharing a heartfelt farewell message to the forward who netted five occasions for the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We would like to thank Ryan Babel for his contribution to Eyupspor during his time in our jersey,&#8217; the club statement read. &#8216;And wish him success in the rest of his career!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Aside from a brief 2020 loan that saw him return to boyhood club Ajax, Babel has enjoyed a four-year stay in Turkey after spending three seasons with Galatasaray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/13\/76109735-12588355-image-a-37_1696334681970.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Babel enjoyed a productive four-year spell in Merseyside with Liverpool under Rafael Benitez\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/13\/76109773-12588355-image-m-39_1696334780256.jpg\" height=\"638\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Babel has made 69 appearances for the Dutch national team and has scored 10 goals<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that move the winger had enjoyed a short spell back in the Premier League with Fulham in 2019 having spent two seasons at another Istanbul-based giant Besiktas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Babel has played for a total of 10 clubs since leaving Anfield in 2011, where he scored 22 times in 146 appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forward waded into the debate following Tottenham&#8217;s controversial 2-1 win against Liverpool by posting an image on\u00a0X, formerly Twitter, of referee\u00a0Simon Hooper in a Spurs jersey after the decision to disallow Luis Diaz&#8217;s strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Babel has made 69 appearances for the Dutch national team, scoring 10 goals and was part of the squad that finished as runners-up at the 2010 World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12588355\/Former-Liverpool-star-RELEASED.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool star RELEASED by Turkish side just seven games into the new campaign &#8211; 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