Overview

• Recent pieces ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Rams Park revisit Graeme Souness planting a giant Galatasaray flag on Fenerbahce’s pitch during the 1996 Turkish Cup final.
• Brad Friedel recalls players being locked in the dressing room for about three hours as crowds surrounded the team coach and smashed windows.
• Dean Saunders recounts Souness striking a Fenerbahce supporter near the tunnel as riot police formed shields to escort the Galatasaray party.
• Souness has said he regrets the act, explaining he reacted to a Fenerbahce official’s jibe about his past heart surgery and that it seemed a good idea at the time.
• The episode remains part of Turkish football folklore, with Souness later recreating the celebration in 2023 when Galatasaray clinched the league title.