The head of the press service of the Russian Chess Federation, Kirill Zangalis, said on that the Basketball Euroleague is guided by double standards, not allowing the Moscow team to participate in the tournament. CSKA but allowing the Israelis to play “Maccabi “
Russian basketball clubs have been suspended from participating in international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine. In October, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensified, causing numerous casualties. Israeli Maccabi played two away matches in the Euroleague last week: against Spanish Valencia (66:75) and Greek Panathinaikos (86:81 OT).
— CSKA has conducted numerous negotiations with the Euroleague. It’s just a mockery. On the sidelines, they say: “We love you, we want to see you. But if someone who sympathizes with Ukraine does something, if there is a terrorist attack or if the players are beaten, we will not be able to provide security.” It’s all nice, but we won’t let you play.
And what do we see with Maccabi? I communicated with Greek colleagues. They said it was scary to go to the stadium, that there could be a terrorist attack. Maccabi is on its way to Valencia. It is impossible to imagine that CSKA would have such a security system. Then they (“Maccabi”) go to Greece, thank God there were no incidents. But that is not the question, we are talking about double standards. CSKA is not allowed, but Maccabi is allowed, because it is Maccabi,” Zangalis said on the air of the show “There is a topic!” on .
Source : MatchTV
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