{"id":20639,"date":"2025-08-12T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/mourinho-sparks-buzz-with-fenerbahces-van-persie-fan-and-feinold-connection\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:09:01","slug":"mourinho-sparks-buzz-with-fenerbahces-van-persie-fan-and-feinold-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/mourinho-sparks-buzz-with-fenerbahces-van-persie-fan-and-feinold-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho Sparks Buzz with Fenerbah\u00e7e&#8217;s Van Persie Fan and Feinold Connection!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\">August 12, 2025, 03:42 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>ISTANBUL, Turkey &#8211; Jose Mourinho&#8217;s Fenerbahce made a dramatic comeback in the Champions League qualifying playoffs, overcoming a two-goal deficit against Feyenoord, managed by Robin van Persie.<\/p>\n<p>After losing 2-1 in the Netherlands last week, Fenerbahce found themselves trailing yet again in the second leg of their third qualifying round matchup.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mourinho&#8217;s squad quickly turned the tide, netting two goals before halftime, with Colombian striker John Duran scoring on loan from Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Al Nasr.<\/p>\n<p>Fenerbahce secured their progression with an aggregate score of 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>The team will now face Benfica, who triumphed over Nice in their qualifying match, in the playoff round scheduled for next week.<\/p>\n<p><em>This report incorporates information from the Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>FAN TAKE: This thrilling comeback not only highlights the competitive nature of the Champions League but also underscores Mourinho&#8217;s tactical acumen, sending a message to rivals. For soccer fans, such dramatic turnarounds encapsulate the thrill of the game and the unpredictability that makes the sport so captivating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 12, 2025, 03:42 PM ET ISTANBUL, Turkey &#8211; Jose Mourinho&#8217;s Fenerbahce made a dramatic comeback in the Champions League qualifying playoffs, overcoming a two-goal deficit against Feyenoord, managed by Robin van Persie. After losing 2-1 in the Netherlands last week, Fenerbahce found themselves trailing yet again in the second leg of their third qualifying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2007,3741,1058,5673,5671,40,976,46,5672,45,868,864],"class_list":{"0":"post-20639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-connection","10":"tag-fan","11":"tag-feinold","12":"tag-fenerbahces","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-mourinho","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-persie","17":"tag-soccer","18":"tag-sparks","19":"tag-van"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}