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AMED – The Turkish Football Federation has referred Diyarbakır's Amedsporwomen's football team to the federation's disciplinary board because they made the "victory sign" associated with the Kurdish movement.

The players made the gestureafter their overwhelming 24-0 triumph against a team in the city of Erzincan. The Federation has called the victory sign "ideological propaganda" and recommended a disciplinary review for the players.

The team, Amedspor, is named after the Kurdish name of the city of Diyarbakır—Amed.

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