Article: Turkey football clubs relocate to Cyprus because of bird flu scare

Turkey football clubs relocate to Cyprus because of bird flu scare

NICOSIA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The recent bird flu scare in Turkey has prompted some foreign football teams to relocate their season training breaks from Antalya, Turkey to Cyprus.

According to local press reports on Sunday, five top flight Romanian teams have cancelled plans to schedule their traditional winter training because of the crisis in Turkey. Cyprus, Italy and Greece will now host Dinamo Bucharest, CFR Cluj, Politehnica Timisoara, Rapid Bucharest and Vaslui. Another four teams from the Balkan state are also believed to be on the lookout for another location for their training.

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