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This handout photo taken and released on March 20, 2017 by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) kicks a ball, as president of the Turkish Football Federation Yildirim Demiroren (2-L) and Turkish Union of Clubs president Goksel Gumusdag (L) look on during the “Premiere Summit 2” at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 20 acknowledged he was still rankled by Turkey's failure to win the right to host an Olympic Games, saying it had the ability to hold any sporting event. Istanbul was a favourite to host the 2020 Summer Games but lost out to Tokyo in the election in September 2013, a decision that still irks the Turkish strongman. (Photo by Yasin Bulbul/AFP Photo/APA/Turkish Presidential Press Service)
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