Now for the first time in five years, football has returned to the City with al-Ittihad and al-Hurriya teams lining up against each other in a local derby in front of their fans.nnThe atmosphere was just electric with a large crowd of exhilarated spectators watching the match at Ria-yat al-Shabab stadium on Saturday.nnAt the end, 6-time Syrian champions Ittihad managed to beat their city rivals 2-1. The return of football to Aleppo could lay the ground for a quicker resumption of the national football league.nn(Source: PressTV News Videos YouTube channel)
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Video: Football returns to Aleppo after five years
Syria is rebuilding eastern Aleppo following the recent liberation of the strategic city from the grip of Takfiri terror groups.
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