The consequences and aftershocks of the earthquake in Turkey are also felt in sports. Turkish Football Federation President Mehmet Büyükeksi said on Thursday that the country’s main competition, the Super League, Postponed until Friday, March 3. Moreover Hatayspor is one of the regions most affected by the earthquake.notified the organization of his decision to leave the organization. Gaziantep FK, Galatasaray’s next rival in the local tournament, could have done the same..
To be precise, Ismael García Gómez, assistant coach of the league leader, is considering the news of the postponement for El Periódico de España from the Prensa Ibérica group. “It was a bit of an exaggeration, other solutions could have been sought. More countries have had misfortune and a decision to suspend for a few days of mourning or security but I think Such events are an escape route and bring some joy to the population.“, defends the Spaniard, who is aware that football institutions are very important in contributing funds.
In Ukraine, for example, football was used as a useful tool in the normalization struggle against Russia. On August 23, the Premier League returned “to raise the morale of the nation”. During the pandemic, with the world on lockdown, competitions like LaLiga are back to keep the pulse of everyday life. That’s why the Spanish coach is the reason. Referring to the departure of Hatayspor from the Süper Lig, Galatasaray.
Atsu is still missing
“They sent us a letter explaining that they won’t be playing a game again this season. We offered the same to Gaziantep, so we would have 17 teams.In his speech, the President of the Federation Büyükeksi said: Volkan Demirel was one of those who made the first call for help. to the international community to cooperate in recovery efforts. In fact, one of his players, Christian Atsu, is still missing, although some sources confirm that he was rescued.
The latest information on this topic is provided by his partner, Sam Adekugbe. “Atsu was at my house the night of the earthquake.. After he left, the shaking started. We still don’t know where Christian is,” he said. This case reveals the confusion experienced after the disaster in which more than 17,500 deaths occurred.
Both clubs and individual players facing drama are involved. This situation Caglar SoyuncuAtlético’s orbiting Leicester center; lukas podolski, the former player of Galatasaray and the German team, who will allocate all the profits from their restaurants to the victims; anyone Andrea Pirlo, Turkish coach of Fatih Karagümrük SK, who is directly involved in collecting food and resources for the victims.