Night of terror in Belgium
Terrible news in Belgium. The sports supplement The last hour talk about“horror” in today’s edition. Ahead of the meeting between Belgium and Sweden, 2 people were shot dead in Brussels by a terrorist claiming to be from the Islamic State. The match was interrupted at half-time with the two teams back to back. Obviously, football is the least of the worries in these kinds of events. The 35,000 spectators present at the stadium had to wait before being evacuated from the stadium. As reported by the RTBF, supporters showed solidarity. Of the “Sweden, Sweden” rang out throughout the venue before the fans sang the traditional song “All together” to show their unity in the face of the situation. On this Tuesday morning, the entire European press is in shock. In France, the newspaper The Team relays this terrorist act in its interior pages. La Gazzetta dello Sport talk about a night of “terror” while in Spain, the newspaper A.S. evokes a “tragedy”. The anti-terrorism level in Brussels has been raised to four and according to France Infosecurity will be reinforced this Tuesday at the Pierre Mauroy stadium where the friendly match between France and Scotland will take place.
Barça wants to shield Lewandowski
Deco has had his work cut out since his arrival as sporting director of FC Barcelona. The extension of Robert Lewandowski is one of his priorities. The goal is to extend it for another season. Barça considers that Lewandowski still has good years ahead of him despite his 35 years. The aim is also to ward off the threat from Saudi Arabia. Under contract until June 2026, the Pole was the subject of crazy offers from the Gulf country this summer. The objective therefore being to secure the future in this position in the short term and to allow future recruit Vitor Roque to progress slowly. Deco granted an exclusive interview to Mundo Deportivo in which he explains that the Brazilian is ready to take on the challenge from Barça.
Heavy sanction to come for Fagioli
In Italy, a little update on the sports betting scandal and Fagioli will be fixed on his fate. Like the placard La Gazzetta dello Sport, “the judgment is coming” for the Juventus player. Entangled in a dirty sports betting story, the Italian was very cooperative with the justice system in order to reduce his sentence as much as possible. The Turin player’s entourage thought they could reach an agreement over 7-8 months, but the federal prosecutor’s office is pushing for a one-year suspension. As a reminder, the 22-year-old player would have spent almost a million euros in a few months.
