The minute of silence was observed throughout European leagues to honor the victims since the Islamist attackers struck on November 13 killing 129 people in Paris. However the occasion was a disappointment before and during the match as both teams ground out a 0-0 draw. That’s a slogan used by Turkish nationalists against the Kurdish.
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Turkey coach Fatih Terim has criticised fans who whistled throughout the minute’s silence ahead of his side’s friendly with Greece.
Thousands of fans flocked to the Basaksehir Fatih Terim stadium in Istanbul for their friendly game with Greece. UEFA, Europe’s governing soccer body, requested that all European worldwide games hold a minute of silence before the start of their matches and wear black armbands.
At least one soccer personality is speaking out about his misgivings on the moments of silence, however, which may shed light on why a few fans have also reacted with what many see as disrespect by interrupting the silent observations. ISIS claimed credit for that attack, which received less of a global outpouring of support for victims.
“We stand now 30 seconds for French, but all Syrian people killed, no one stand one second, you have to know this”, Ibrahim told reporters in broken English after the game at Singapore’s National Stadium. “If we don’t act like we did today, we can prevent sports from being sacrificed to terrorism”.
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During the visit, Tsipras also plans to discuss security issues in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris, RIA Novosti reports.
