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UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens AFC prospects for Kurds

UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens AFC prospects for Kurds

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May 28, 2013
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UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens AFC prospects for Kurds
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By James M. Dorsey

A decision by European soccer body UEFA to grant Gibraltar the right of membership potentially opens the door to Kurdistan to seek association with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in a move that would acknowledge demands for increased autonomy and the possible shifting of national borders in the Middle East as a result of a wave…

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