Italian footballer, Mario Balotelli agrees with the decision from Italy’s Players’ Association to postpone football because of the Coronavirus.
Recall that Damiano Tommasi, president of the AIC had this to the say recently, “Let’s stop the league!! Do we need anything else? Stop football!!”
Reacting, according to Balotelli, money is worth nobody’s health and even if he loves football more than anyone else, every necessary precaution to keep the players and fans safe is justified.
He added that it is a very frustrating period for him personally because he cannot see his children these days since they live outside the country.
His words, ‘I agree with you 100%,”
“Money isn’t worth our health, we have to wake up. Don’t write rubbish to me like: ‘But you are protected! What difference does it make if you play or not? Nothing happens to you behind closed doors! Don’t take away the only fun that people have at the weekend in the red zones!
“I LOVE FOOTBALL MORE THAN YOU… but playing means travelling by bus, train, aeroplane, sleeping in a hotel, in any case entering into contact with other people outside of your working environment…”
“I already don’t get to see my children because of this damned coronavirus, because as you know they do not live in Lombardy, so it’s already infuriating and sad.
“I certainly don’t want my mother, who I see and eat with almost every day, to catch anything from me. She is not the same age as me and as much as I love football (which I owe everything to), I won’t risk her getting ill!
“Why would I? To entertain someone else? Or to stop them losing money? Don’t be ridiculous! GET OVER YOURSELVES, WE’VE HAD ENOUGH NOW. Guys, you can’t joke around with health.”
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