After the covid, geopolitics in turn risks upsetting the course of sports events and competitions in the weeks and months to come, after the outbreak of war in Ukraine by the Russian armed forces, this Thursday, February 24.
ASVEL is primarily concerned: its Euroleague schedule offers it trips to Zenit Saint-Petersburg on Tuesday, at the Astroballe, before going to Kazan on Thursday. Obviously, the team of TJ Parker will not play any European match next week.
“Contrary to our values”
Matches involving Russian clubs this Thursday have been postponed and it’s a safe bet that the measure will be renewed. Especially since this evening, after the defeat of the Villeurbannais against Alba Berlin (80-82), the 17th in 26 outings, the club relayed on its social networks a position taken by its president Tony Parker.
“We are not going to Russia next week. I have already announced it to my players and my staff. It goes beyond sports. We cannot accept the situation which is totally contrary to our values. It is out of the question to send our team to Russia, “said the former Spurs leader, announcing also that a meeting would be held with the leaders of the Euroleague and the clubs on Friday, before concluding:” We are in 2022, it’s big nonsense ”.