Turkish PM inaugurates new Istanbul football stadium, plays in friendly
Baku, July 27 (AZERTAC). A new football stadium in Istanbul has been inaugurated by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, AZERTAC reports citing Turkish Anadoly news agency.
After the ceremony, Erdogan - who is a former semi-professional footballer - played a friendly game with some Turkish celebrities including TV producer Acun Ilicali, and film producer and writer Yilmaz Erdogan.
PM Erdogan’s team won the game 9 - 4.
Turkey has invested in big-budget sports complexes to host international sports organizations such as the Olympics.
The country lost a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics to Japan last year.
Erdogan opened another complex - the Hasan Dogan National Teams' Camp and Training Facility - three weeks ago, which is among the most modern sports training facilities in the world.
It includes tennis courts, running tracks, recreation areas, conference halls, a lake and a mini-golf course as well as football pitches and is the Turkish Football Federation's biggest infrastructure investment.
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