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Turkey deserves to host the 2024 European Championship because it represents a “new frontier” that will bring great economic gains, the vice-president of the Turkish football federation said, brushing aside concerns over the country’s human rights record.
UEFA will make its final decision on the venue for its 2024 flagship tournament when its executive committee meets on Thursday at its headquarters in the Swiss town of Nyon.
Germany is the only other country bidding to host the tournament.
Turkey has seen previous attempts to host Euro 2016 and the 2020 Summer Olympics fail, while Germany won the rights to host the 2006 World Cup which was widely hailed as a success.
However, Servet Yardimci, who is spearheading the Turkish bid, believes Turkey’s attraction as a venue lies precisely in its status as an untapped resource for UEFA.
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