feverish negotiations, prudence prevails and the decision not to play
BRUSSELS – The friendly football match between Belgium and Spain has been canceled due to rising of ‘ terror alert , from the second to the third level in a scale of four, Brussels and throughout Belgium. The decision came after midnight, at the end of a long day of negotiations between the two football associations. In the afternoon, it seemed clear that the general approach was to play anyway, despite tight security. At that moment, the unanimous opinion of the organizers was “not to give in to psychosis” and allow some fifty thousand spectators, of which five thousand Spanish fans, to enjoy the game. A very late evening the turning point: the crisis center of the Ministry of Interior expressed, via Twitter, “ the recommendation to cancel the match,” .
To the website of the newspaper ‘Le Soir ‘This message indicates immediately that the match was canceled. Uncertainty takes a few minutes: always via Twitter the two football associations, before the Belgian and then the Spanish, immediately confirm that you do not play. So no challenge stellar between Red Devils , the first in the world ranking FIFA, and the outgoing European champions ‘Roja’. In seeking annulment, the Crisis Center noted that Salah Abdeslam, suspected of having participated in organizing and executing the attack Friday night is still wanted. And it is still considered dangerous.
Reactions – “ A human life is worth more than a football game .” So coach of Belgium, Marc Wilmots , said the cancellation “for security reasons” the friendly that its national would have to play tonight with Spain in Brussels. “ I learned yesterday evening at 11 and a half that the game would not have played,” the words of Wilmots also reported by Spanish media. Wilmots said that players have left the national team to reach the club. “They play a lot of games, one more or less makes no difference ,” he added the coach stressed that his players did not show fear. “ The team was ready to play – the words of Wilmots – It is unfortunate that this has not been possible. Football should be a party, “, he concluded. It also aprlato Spanish coach, Vicente del Bosque: “ We are sport, we have to play and entertain. Europeans will have to play in France, we hope that everything returns to normal. We had trained normally – the words of the Bosque before returning to Madrid – We did not have no fear, but the Belgian authorities have decided so because they could not guarantee the security . “
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