The Friendly game between the No.1 ranked team in the world Belgium vs Spain has been called off due to security concerns.
The statement released Nov 16 by the Belgian FA read:
“At the very end of the evening, the Belgian FA was contacted by the government,who made the recommendation not to play tomorrow’s match. This is because the the terror alert level is high and with the current leakage of a suspicious person. We deeply regret that such a friendly match between two motivated teams has been cancelled so late and we understand the disappointment of many fans. However, taking into account the exceptional circumstances,we cannot take any risks with players and fans”.
photo credit: Erik Drost
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode
This development comes in the wake of deadly attacks in bars,restaurants and concert hall in Paris, while France were playing Germany at the Stade de France in an international friendly on Nov 13.
newfanzone 