Barcelona confirm safety of players in Turkey

Following the attempted regime overthrow attempt in Turkey on Friday, Barcelona have reassured the public that Arda Turan, along with former players Carles Puyol, Deco, Eric Abidal, Samuel Eto’o and past executive Alejandro Echeverria are all safe. All of them were on Turkish soil set to participate in Eto’o’s charity match that is scheduled to take place on Saturday in Antalya. Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, also expected to play in the event set up by their Cameroonian ex-teammate, had not yet travelled to the country, and now won’t. Other football personalities whose presence is in doubt for the Eto’o Charity Match are Xavi, Fabio Capello, Diego Maradona, Jose Mourinho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Karim Benzema, Didier Drogba, Demba Ba, Geremi, Eden Hazard, Nwankwo Kanu, Kolo Toure, Lassana Diarra, Louis Saha, Marcel Desailly, Michael Essien, and Jay-Jay Okocha. Turan, arguably the most recognisable Turkish player at the moment, uploaded a photo of his national flag to his Instagram account.

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