Graeme Souness triumphantly returns to former club as Sky Sports legend recreates most controversial career moment
GRAEME SOUNESS made a triumphant return to former club Galatasaray today.
That’s 27 years after almost starting a riot in the Turkish capital.
Graeme Souness has recreated his infamous flag stunt at Galatasaray
Souness almost sparked a riot planting a Gala flag at Fenerbahce in 1996
Souness is a free man after leaving Sky Sports following his time as a leading pundit.
The fiery Scot bid an emotional farewell last month after watching his beloved Liverpool beat Spurs 4-3.
But Souness paid a visit to another former club on Sunday when he popped up at Turkish side Galatasaray.
He was manager of the club for the 1995/96 season.
And Souness almost caused a mass riot when he ran onto the pitch after beating city rivals Fenerbahce in the Turkish Cup final.
He planted a Galatasaray flag in the centre circle of Fenerbahce’s pitch.
Souness relived the moment today as his old side beat their same rivals 3-0 at home.
Two goals from Italy star Nicolo Zaniolo and a strike from PSG loanee Mauro Icardi set champs Gala on their way.
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Souness recently left Sky Sports as a punditRex
And Souness received a raucous welcome from the crowd as he went onto the field waving a huge club flag.
He previously explained his thinking behind his original flag stunt, claiming it was revenge for a Fenerbahce chief referring to him as a “cripple” after having open-heart surgery.
Souness said: “One of their [Fenerbahce’s] vice-presidents had said ‘what are Galatasaray doing signing a cripple?’, he was referring to the open-heart surgery I had.
“So we play them nine months later in the cup final, a two-legged cup final – we won the first game in our stadium 1-0, lose the second game 1-0 after ninety minutes.
“It goes to extra time, Dean Saunders – a really good player and great striker of the ball, before he’s actually made contact with it I am up off my seat knowing he’s going to score.
“We win the trophy and after the game, all of our players ran down to one end where our supporters were and that great big flag was handed over.
“All the players took turns to wave it and then it’s my turn, I give it a few waves and then turned to hand it to someone.”
