BC-SOC--Euro 2024-Germany-Turkey
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BC-SOC--Euro 2024-Germany-Turkey,991 Erdogan a battleground in Germany-Turkey soccer vote AP Photo ANK124, ANK127 Eds: With AP Photos. Strained diplomatic relations between Germany and Turkey have taken on a sporting dimension as they bid to host soccer`s 2024 European Championship. Concerns about Turkey`s increasingly repressive direction under Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s presidency have been raised by the head of Germany`s soccer federation. Reinhard Grindel criticized Turkey`s authoritarianism after seeing two of his players posing with Erdogan in London. Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan are Germany players but with Turkish roots. By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) - Strained...