FIFA President Unable to Prevent Bombings with His Best Friend? Tensions in Lebanon and several Middle Eastern countries are disrupting the world of football. For example, the Asian Football Confederation has announced the postponement of Champions League matches. This decision was made for the countries in the western part of the continent, affected by the bombings.
The flagship match of the round of 16 has been postponed
Many women’s and men’s matches were scheduled for this Sunday and Monday. The Al-Duhail club, where Benjamin Bourigeaud, Jean-Charles Castelletto, and other former Ligue 1 players play, was supposed to face the Saudis of Al-Ahli, where Enzo Millot and Valentin Atangana play, in the round of 16 of the competition.
If football takes a back seat, it’s because the United States and Israel have decided to carry out major military operations in Iran. Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, has been killed. Iran has announced the deaths of over 100 civilians and 40 days of mourning, in what the UN describes as a “war crime and crime against humanity.”
There is more to life than football, when there is life.
