As the coronavirus pandemic increasingly shuts down leagues across the globe, football matches seem to be a rare commodity these days. In Brazil and Bahrain, two passionate derbies went ahead as planned, and restored some sense of normality.
The Coronavirus has struck hard on world football in the past week, and the Middle East is no different. A full list of the region’s countries and the impact COVID-19 has on them.
Al-Ahly, Zamalek, Raja and Wydad. African football doesn’t get any better than this. An emergency in Jerusalem and a good-feel act in Jordan where the 2020 season just kicked off. Uri with his weekly football dose of the region.
With 78,994 cases worldwide and 2,470 casualties, Coronavirus is now impacting football. After the virus abolished the Chinese football schedule completely, caused a full postponement of matches in Northern Italy, it is taking over Iran.
The Cairo Derby took over Abu Dhabi and reminded Uri of good old days when then rivalry hosted fans of Al-Ahly and Zamalek; Hilal Al-Quds players are going to play in the AFC Cup, despite having their future unknown.
