You will have read the careful statement by Frederic Kanoute and about 60 other European footballers on 29 November 2012. This strongly condemned the latest Israeli “stain on the world’s conscience”.
December 2012
A group of Premier League footballers and players in other major European leagues have condemned plans to hold the Under-21 European championship in Israel next year, saying it will be seen as a “reward” for this month’s assault on Gaza in which young people playing football were killed when a sports stadium was bombed. The signatories, who include Eden …