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Reception on 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani football held

07 June 2011 [10:54] - TODAY.AZ
On June 6 in Baku's Butas Palace took place a reception devoted to the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani football. The reception was attended by the visiting presidents of FIFA and UEFA - Joseph Blatter Michel Platini, representatives of some football federations of foreign countries, eminent football players and trainers.

Before the participants of reception performing were the winners of the "Eurovision - 2011" song contest - the Azerbaijani duet Eldar Gasymov and Nigar Jamal.

President of AFFA Rovnag Abdullayev, Michel Platini, Joseph Blatter, the country`s minister of youth and sports Azad Rahimov congratulated the sports public of the country on the anniversary of the Azerbaijani football.

Then, veterans of the Azerbaijani football Kazbek Tuayev and Alakbar Mammadov were handed over the Diplomas of honor of UEFA and FIFA.

A documentary film narrating on the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani football was demonstrated on reception.


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