The Union of European Football Associations is the governing body of football (soccer) associations in Europe, which refused to authorize a moment of silence for the victims of terrorism in Israel.
So the soccer teams of Israel and Poland decided to hold one anyway–refusing to play during the first minute of their match.
UEFA refused to organize a minute of silence before the start of the match between #Israel and Poland (under-21 team). In response, the two teams decided not to play the first minute of the match and observe a minute of silence in homage to the victims of #7October pic.twitter.com/wcwojTDBUy
— Michael Weingardt (@Michael_Wgd) November 17, 2023
Poland rocks! Eastern European countries as a group rock, but this was above and beyond what one could expect, given that they were defying the powers that be who control their fate.
UEFA’s refusal to hold a moment of silence for victims of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, forced players into creating their own show of respect in an Under 21 match on Friday.
Poland’s youth side hosted Israel in Lodz and both teams decided to observe a minute of remembrance as soon as the whistle was blown to signal the…
Read the full article here