TURKEY, ARMENIA TO RECIEVE FIFA’S FAIR-PLAY AWARD
Jan 12 2009
Turkey
FIFA will present the international award at a ceremony on Monday at
Zurich, Switzerland.
World’s football governing body is set to donate its 2008 fair-play
prize to Turkish and Armenian national football teams for their
contributions to peace in a World Cup group stage match.
FIFA will present the international award at a ceremony on Monday at
Zurich, Switzerland.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Yerevan to watch the football
match between Armenia and Turkey together with his Armenian counterpart
Serzh Sargsyan on September 6, 2008. The match ended 0-2 in favor
of Turkey.
Abdullah Gul invited Sargsyan to return match in Turkey to be held
on November 14, 2009.
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