Former UFC lightweight champion, Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov on social media he criticized freedom of expression in France due to the decision to disqualify the defender from the French football club “Good” Yusef Atal seven matches for political publications on a social network.
Previously, a 27-year-old Algerian man posted a message on social media in support of Palestine, but later deleted it and also apologized. Nice then announced Atal’s suspension until further notice, and the disciplinary committee of the French Professional Football League (LFP) suspended the player for seven matches.
– This is true freedom of expression. France, [аплодисменты]wrote Nurmagomedov.
Atal has been playing for Nice since 2018. This season he has played six matches for the team and scored one goal.
The escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict began on the morning of October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a speech to the nation that the country was in a state of war.
Source : MatchTV
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