Turkey minister slams Mandela T-shirt action
(AFP) – 5 hours ago
Ankara — Turkey's sports minister lashed out on Monday at moves by the football authorities to punish two top Ivorian club players for paying homage to Nelson Mandela.
Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue have been threatened with disciplinary action by the Turkish Football Federation for violating a ban on wearing political slogans on T-shirts -- triggering outrage on Twitter.
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