"Turkey hoping UEFA Cup final helps Euro 2016 bid
By Stuart Condie, AP Sports Writer
ISTANBUL — Turkey is hoping Wednesday's UEFA Cup final in Istanbul can be the latest step in a transformation from one of football's backwaters into a major power.
The match between Werder Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk, the last before the 38-year-old tournament is rebranded as the Europa League, will be the second European final to be staged in the Turkish metropolis in four years."
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