Abeg, make we yarn wetin dey happen for Madrid as Real Madrid don announce say dem go play EuroLeague match against Maccabi Tel Aviv without fans, e no go sweet o!
Dis one na serious matter wey follow the security concern wey dey surround di game. Over 250 groups don shout say dem no wan see any Israeli team dey play for Spain because of di wahala wey dey happen for Gaza. Dem don organize protest, and e go happen for di same day wey Real Madrid wan play di match.
Real Madrid talk say as dem meet with State Commission wey dey fight violence, racism and all dis wahala for sport, dem agree say di match be high-risk. Na why dem dey follow di police recommendation wey come say e no go make sense if people gather for di game.
This na not di first time wey people dey protest for sporting events, remember last year Vuelta cycling race wey dem cancel di final and adjust di stage because protestors dey enter di course? The matter don dey serious!
Even Barcelona don join di mix, dem go play dem own match against Maccabi without fans too. Although Maccabi no talk anything about di arrangement, e clear say dis security matter no be joke.
Ayo, we fit no forget how last year some EuroLeague matches for other countries dey face wahala because of same gist. Like en Paris where stink bomb waka enter di game, and na so Fenerbahce wey dey Turkey relocate dem home games just to avoid di palaver.
Na true say all dis no dey affect only basketball matter, football don dey face di same wahala. West Midlands police waka confront di Maccabi Tel Aviv fans after dem ban dem from football match against Aston Villa, because dem say e fit cause public safety wahala. E no easy at all!
Na so di whole situation dey evolve, and everybody dey watch as dem dey figure out di best way forward. Di tension wey dey between Israel and Palestine don dey affect many aspects of life, including sports. E go beta wey everybody fit come together make peace reign for di sake of di game!
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