Some football matches played a big role in spreading the Corona virus, which has turned into a global pandemic, including the Liverpool and Atlético de Madrid match in the second leg of the Champions League final.
And the British Guardian newspaper revealed by the director of public health in Liverpool, Matthew Ashton, that the (disastrous) match that was held on the eleventh of last month, led to double the number of cases of the deadly virus in England.
Ashton stressed that the establishment of the match at this time and with a huge public presence was a mistake, and the catastrophe lies in the exaggerated mixing result of 54 thousand Reds fans, and three thousand Spanish fans who came with Atletico.
Only three days passed until the confirmation of Liverpool fans, Jewell Ricford, who attended the match, and positive cases emerged until the epidemic broke out in Liverpool and then in England and Spain, which became the largest epicenter of the virus in Europe after Italy.
| The players of the two teams and referees, and behind them the stadium appears crowded with fans (Getty Images) |
European football officials remedied the situation and suspended all official competitions and sports activities until the control of the virus.
The Italian game, Atlanta, with its Spanish host Valencia in the first leg of the Champions League final, was the spark that ignited the outbreak of the virus in both countries.
The match was attended by more than 45,000 fans who moved from Bergamo - the stronghold of Atlanta Club - to watch their team and about 2500 fans who came from Spain to support Valencia, and spent long hours celebrating in the streets of Milan before heading through the subway and other public transportation to the stadium, which was published The virus very quickly.