Beating Legia Warszawa president and racism of Dutch authorities towards fans? These are the events that Sławomir Nitras forgot and explained on neo-TVP why he would not donate money to the capital club.
The Minister of Sport appeared on neo-TVP, where he spoke about money from the Polish Tourist Organization in the context of Legia Warszawa. Nitras explained that the capital team would not receive any money, and one of the reasons was, among other things, the participation of fans in “regular wars with the police.” In the Netherlands.
The Polish Tourist Board is not obliged to sponsor sports clubs. The Polish Tourist Board must promote Poland as a country, as a tourist destination abroad, and take care of the image of Poland. A year ago I respected Legia Warszawa when I had to accept the report of the previous year. There were famous fights with the police, first in the Netherlands and then in Great Britain, where fans regularly went to war with the police.
– he said.
The ministry analyzed what was written about Legia abroad, in the countries where they had to promote Poland. And if you compare how much was written well and how much was written about Legia in the context of fights, brawls, detentions of players and some skirmishes in which the presidents participated, it would turn out that Legia promoted the image of Poland abroad. in a very special way. I can’t spend money on Legia
– he added.
Nitras also spoke about the behavior of the “Military” coach towards the fans of their rivals from Copenhagen.
Do you know what was the event that received the most attention? Newspapers all over the world wrote about it. This was the behavior of the Legia coach after the match against the Danish team, when he made obscene gestures. Mrs. Lichocka showed the same in the Sejm. Newspapers all over the world wrote about it. Does this put Poland in a good light? Does this promote Poland abroad? This is money to promote Poland, to build a good image of Poland. If someone does not guarantee that participation in international competitions of such a team promotes Poland, shows certain positive values, but is associated with brawls, vulgarity, fights, then I am not afraid of Legia fans, but I will be very, very consistent in this matter
– said the head of the Ministry of Sports.
Nitras accused Legia fans of taking part in fights with the Dutch police. The problem is that it was not the fans who attacked the police, but local police officers who attacked the police, among others. chairman of “Military”. Dariusz Mioduski said this about the behavior of CWKS fans during the press conference:
There was no aggression during the game, neither on the field nor in the stands. Our fans supported us really phenomenally, there were no incidents
– he said.
At the time, Mioduski also reported on the scandalous behavior of the Alkmaar authorities, who “did not want” Polish citizens in their city.
The attitude of the entire local government was appalling. There were public statements that the mayor did not want Poles in the city. People were escorted out of the restaurant
– said Dariusz Mioduski.
After the events in the Netherlands, Legia footballer Paweł Wszołek also spoke out.
There was a strong stench of racism there. This is not how the game should be in Europe
– said the ‘military’ midfielder.
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Source: wPolityce