In a statement to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, Hatayspor coach Volkan Demirel denied the information that the Ghanaian player Christian Atsu, formerly of Chelsea and Newcastle, was found in the rubble after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, which have already killed thousands of people. “Please do not write that he survived without being sure […]
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Turkish league suspended after earthquake kills over 2,000
On Monday, Turkey’s sports minister, Mehmet Kasapoglu, decreed the immediate suspension of all sports competitions in the country after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the nation. The tragedy, which also affected Syria, has already left more than 2,400 dead and thousands missing and injured. Shortly after the announcement of the stoppage of the Turkish Championship, […]