During a visit to Macedonia in September, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered money awards for the country’s national football team in case of victory over Armenia in the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier on October 7.

Quoting a source in the Macedonian parliament, sovetunion.ru reported that Erdogan made the offer during a private meeting with parliament speaker Trajko Veljanoski. Experts suppose Erdogan is concerned over the possibility of Armenia-Turkey play-off matches.