Azerbaijan return to Baku from Belfast with no points but eight brand new TVs: football or business
Azerbaijan may have been on the wrong end of a 4-0 scoreline against Northern Ireland, but they have returned to Baku with eight brand new TVs after spending £12,000 in a Belfast electrical store. Sky Sports reports.
Richer Sound in Belfast took two trips to deliver the high-definition models, which included three 72-inch home cinema screens, to the team hotel on the morning of the World Cup Qualifier.
The Azerbaijan FA, which has attracted significant investment for football development, then hired an extra van to transfer the televisions to the airport where their charter plane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was waiting ready for departure hours after the game at Windsor Park.
Notably the Azerbaijanni national squad has gained 7 points after 4 games and ranks the third in Group C standings.