{"id":1429,"date":"2017-06-23T15:56:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T14:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2021-08-05T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:25:57","slug":"padania-crowned-champions-after-european-football-cup-in-northern-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/padania-crowned-champions-after-european-football-cup-in-northern-cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"Padania Crowned Champions After European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/members\/padania\/\">Padania<\/a>, a region of northern Italy, are champions of Europe after beating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/members\/romani-people\/\">Northern Cyprus<\/a>\u00a0in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Ataturk Stadium in Lefkosa. The team\u2019s win concluded a fantastic tournament, with CONIFA teams playing plenty of exciting football and enjoying wonderful hospitality from our Northern Cypriots hosts.<\/p>\n<p>Following an eventful group stage, Northern Cyprus overcame\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/members\/szekely-land\/\">Szekely Land<\/a>\u00a0while Padania triumphed over world champions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/members\/abkhazia\/\">Abkhazia<\/a>\u00a0in the semi-finals. Szekely Land went on to beat Abkhazia in the third-place playoff.<\/p>\n<p>By placing first and second respectively, Padania and Northern Cyprus will both earn spots at the 2018 World Football Cup.<\/p>\n<p>View photos below.\u00a0<em>All images copyright Jana Cavojska<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>Johannes Sauerwein kindly volunteered his services to media manager the European Football Cup for CONIFA. Below he shares his experiences from Northern Cyprus.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Northern Cyprus 2017 &#8211;\u00a0How I saw my first CONIFA Euros<\/h4>\n<p>Shortly before the opening match on Sunday, June 4, I, a PhD student in Sports Economics, arrived a Larnaca Airport. In that moment, I thought that I went to Northern Cyprus to escape from sports business rather than to find genuine sport. On the contrary, my week in Northern Cyprus blew me away.<\/p>\n<p>It was the time&#8230;<\/p>\n<h6>Good<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Going to Ma\u011fusa, G\u00fczelyurt, Lefko\u015fa and Girne;<\/li>\n<li>Having a wonderful walk through the picturesque historic town of Kyrenia;<\/li>\n<li>Visiting countless remains of past civilizations, miles of natural beaches, beautiful calm sea in a wonderful mild climate;<\/li>\n<li>Spending time in beautiful Northern Cyprus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Better<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Sitting in the VIP stand of the Atat\u00fcrk Stadium to witness the opening match Northern Cyprus vs Karpatalja;<\/li>\n<li>Getting to know the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus, H\u00fcseyin \u00d6zg\u00fcrg\u00fcn;<\/li>\n<li>Witnessing seven soccer matches live;<\/li>\n<li>Being able to cheer 18 goals (and six goals in penalty shoot-out);<\/li>\n<li>Making 14 posts on Facebook;<\/li>\n<li>Sharing 20 pictures on Instagram;<\/li>\n<li>Tweeting 177 times;<\/li>\n<li>Participating in two CONIFA Executive Committee meetings and six CONIFA Technical Meetings;<\/li>\n<li>Assisting international media;<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with media requests:<\/li>\n<li>Answering questions and arranging interviews;<\/li>\n<li>Discussing the future of the Middle and Near East with the president of the Kurdistan (IRAQ) Football Association, Mr. Safeen Kanabe;<\/li>\n<li>Having dinner\u00a0with the President of the National Olympic Committee of Abkhazia, Mr. Valery Arshba;<\/li>\n<li>Trying\u00a0to understand the Liverpool Scouse;<\/li>\n<li>Listening to\u00a0the stories of a former soldier talking about the chronicle of the Caucasian War;<\/li>\n<li>Philosophizing about glory glory Man United with the head coach of the Ellan Vannin football team, Mr. Chris Bas;<\/li>\n<li>Marveling at the traditional dances of the Abkhazians;<\/li>\n<li>Watching the perfect final match Northern Cyprus vs Padania;<\/li>\n<li>Sympathizing deeply\u00a0felt with the losing team Northern Cyprus\u00a0while also joining\u00a0in the jubilant choir of Padania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Best<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Making\u00a0so many new friends<\/li>\n<li>Realizing that\u00a0CONIFA is building bridges between people, nations, minorities and isolated regions all over the world through friendship, culture and the joy of playing football<\/li>\n<li>Knowing that football can still achieve great things and I will fully engage myself to support the work of CONIFA!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8211; Johannes Sauerwein<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Padania, a region of northern Italy, are champions of Europe after beating\u00a0Northern Cyprus\u00a0in a 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