# Kuyt named Fenerbahce interim boss before Liverpool tie

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kuyt-named-fenerbahce-interim-boss-before-liverpool-tie/
- Published: 2026-10-28T09:41:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T10:50:01+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5398300x0nyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Kuyt takes interim charge after Kartal’s resignation.
- Fenerbahce face Liverpool on 4 November.
- The club are fifth, six points off top spot.

## Summary

Dirk Kuyt has been appointed Fenerbahce’s interim coach after Ismail Kartal resigned following a 2-1 defeat by rivals Galatasaray. The change comes a week before Fenerbahce host Liverpool in the Champions League, giving Kuyt an immediate return to face his former club.

Kuyt will remain in charge until a new head coach is appointed, and his first match is against Goztepe on Saturday. Fenerbahce are fifth in the Turkish top flight, six points behind leaders Galatasaray; Kuyt won the Turkish league with the club in 2013-14 and spent six years at Liverpool, scoring 71 goals in 285 appearances.

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