2023-10-10 01:27:41
The war between Israel and Hamas caused immediate effects in the world of sports. The football and basketball leagues had to postpone their matches immediately to avoid further bloodshed and the break is expected to last for a long time. And they have not been the only meetings that have been affected by this conflict that has claimed thousands of victims. In addition to the postponed Lointek Gernika match, there are a series of international matches, including the one that the Israeli soccer team was supposed to play against Switzerland in qualifying for the 2024 Euro Cup. At the moment, it does not have a date and the possibility of postponing Kosovo-Israel on Sunday.
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There is more. For example, the U21 duel against Estonia and a tournament that UEFA organized in the Mediterranean country. «In light of the current security situation in Israel, UEFA has decided to postpone all matches scheduled in Israel over the next two weeks. The new dates will be confirmed in due time,” the body that governs football in the Old Continent indicated in a press release. At Villarreal, for example, there is some concern because they have to visit Israel on November 9 to play a Europa League duel.
At the moment, all mass events in the Hebrew country are falling. The Euroleague, in this sense, has followed the same path as UEFA. And Lorenzo Brown’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, the only team that plays in this competition, has decided to transfer its foreign athletes to Cyprus and will soon do so with the locals, when they can ensure the safety of their families. In fact, according to various information, this team is considering installing its base of operations there to play the next duels of this tournament. Their match against Olimpia Milan in the Italian city has been postponed.
Mumbrú: «It would be crazy to go»
The next one, on the 18th, against Valencia in Tel Aviv, was up in the air, and both parties have agreed to change the order of the matches; hence the third day will be played in La Fonteta instead of in Israel. Hours before, Mumbrú, Taronja coach, had been against making the trip. “It is a very complicated situation. There are players who are not training and who are trying to leave the country because of what is happening. There is concern within the locker room and it would be crazy to go. “We have to be honest, it would be crazy to go there as things are,” he said. Hapoel Shlomo’s Eurocup match against Wolves Vilnius was also cancelled.
Eleven years ago, Athletic experienced a similar situation, although it cannot be compared by any means to what is happening. The Bilbao team were playing against Hapoel Kilion Shmona and the same day they were going to travel there was an attack in Tel Aviv, where the red and white expedition was going to land. Almost at the boarding gate, UEFA suspended the match.
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