Data map: In the 2016 European Cup final, Portugal has won the first European Cup trophy in history. The picture shows C Ronaldo's trophy carnival after the game.
China News Service Client, Beijing, March 10th (Xing Rui) In the early morning of the 10th Beijing time, Italian Prime Minister Conte issued a decree to impose a ban on Italian cities from now on. In addition, domestic sports events including Serie A will be closed until April 3.
Obviously, the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has cast an uncertain shadow on Italian football. In the case of Italy's suspension of domestic matches, people can't help but guess: Originally scheduled to open at the Rome Olympic Stadium on June 12, local time Can the European Cup proceed as scheduled?
In fact, discussions about postponing the European Cup have long been circulating on the Internet. Russian satellite news agency previously reported that UEFA Vice President Michel Uvaj said in an interview: "Football matches should be based on the circumstances of the host country, we try not to stop the game, but if the situation worsens, the game will The meeting will be suspended. "But at the UEFA Congress last week, UEFA President Cheferin held a more optimistic attitude and expressed his confidence in the scheduled organization of the European Cup.
On March 9, local time, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held a press conference in the Palazzo Chigi in Rome, announcing that as the number of new cases of pneumonia deaths in Italy continues to rise, he will sign a decree The scope of the quarantine area was expanded to the whole country, and the decree came into effect on the 10th. The picture shows a volleyball team training with masks in the northern Italian town of Codogno. They are required to be more than 1 meter apart from each other.
However, less than a hundred days before the scheduled opening of the European Cup, the number of confirmed cases in Italy is still rising. As of press time, the number of locally diagnosed new coronary pneumonia cases reached 9172. It is foreseeable that in the near future, Italy will still face increasing pressure on prevention and control.
In fact, not only Italy, but also the whole Europe, the situation of epidemic prevention and control is equally severe and complicated. Due to the well-developed transportation network between the EU countries, the free movement of people will certainly increase the difficulty of epidemic prevention and control. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the competition, 12 cities from 11 countries participated in the work.
What makes the competition even more uncertain is that as of now, 11 countries hosting the European Cup have already had new crown pneumonia patients. If the epidemic is still out of control by then, it is difficult to imagine what kind of crisis will be hidden in this football feast.
In view of the particularity of this European Cup, it is by no means unilaterally determined by Italy whether or not the event will be delayed. Faced with the virus without borders, European countries have different levels of control over sports events.
Data map: On September 14, 2019, UEFA convened a general election in Athens, Greece, for the election of the new chairman. The Dutch Football Association President Van Prach and the Slovenian Football Association Chairman Ceferin started the competition, and finally Ceferin was elected.
The Serie A league is the first stoppage of the five major European leagues, and the Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and La Liga have no sign of stopping. However, with the spread of the epidemic, some leagues or clubs that have not yet been suspended have taken countermeasures: including canceling the handshake before the game, suspending photos with fans to commemorate the photo, and playing in the air. It is clear that the epidemic has gradually received attention in countries other than Italy.
According to Reuters, UEFA has set up a special team to deal with the risk of the epidemic, this group is mainly responsible for solving "schedule problems". Surprisingly, the discussion of the outbreak at the previous UEFA Congress was very brief.
A UEFA spokesman explained this, saying that the reason for the lack of discussion at the meeting was "we can't do anything about it" and said: "We are keeping in touch with countries, and whether the game changes are in the local area In the hands of the authorities, we will handle everything they tell us. We will process it based on the information they provide us. "
Judging from the current situation, UEFA does not have an absolute say on whether the European Cup will be held as scheduled, and this competition involves multiple cities in multiple countries, which makes it difficult to make a final decision. As the competition draws closer, there is not much time left for UEFA and other countries to make decisions. (Finish)