Staging Euro 2020 games in a politically problematic country embroiled in conflict is untenable, and Uefa needs to act
On Tuesday night the Azerbaijan men’s national football team drew 0-0 with Luxembourg. Three days before that the Azerbaijan men’s national football team drew 0-0 with Montenegro. Three days before that the Azerbaijan men’s national football team drew 0-0 with Slovenia. Four weeks before that the Azerbaijan men’s national football team drew 0-0 with Cyprus.
0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0. In the course of this run Azerbaijan have pared their game down from six shots on target to just the one last time out. The natural end point of this graph, the real moment of fulfilment, would see Azerbaijan complete their next 0-0 with zero shots on target. Progress has been good so far. But only zero from zero will really do from here.
Written by Barney Ronay
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/20/wales-must-not-play-in-strife-torn-baku-if-azerbaijan-themselves-cannot under the title “Wales must not play in strife-torn Baku if Azerbaijan themselves cannot | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
