FIFA PROHIBITS USE OF AZERBAIJANI FLAGS AT TURKEY-ARMENIA MATCH

ArmInfo
2009-10-14 19:00:00

ArmInfo. FIFA has prohibited the use of Azerbaijani flags during the
Turkey-Armenia World Cup qualification match to take place in Bursa
Oct 14.

The use of Azerbaijani flags was first banned by the municipality
of Bursa.

But later they lifted the ban. President of the Football Federation
of Turkey Mahmut Ozgener has confirmed this information. Hurriyet
quotes him as saying that FIFA’s decision is aimed at preventing
the interference of politics into football. There have been such
precedents before, he said.