Of Prague around criticism after tweet about ‘impressive’ stadium EL final
30 may-2019 21:58
30-05-19 21:58
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Michael van Praag has fiercely bitten off after the criticism he got on a two prior to the Europa League final on Wednesday between Chelsea and Arsenal (4-1).
The chairman of the BOARD and member of the board of the European football federation UEFA sent more than an hour before kick-off via Twitter, a photo of the stadium in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, to the world. ‘Impressive’ was the accompanying text.
The two caused a stream of negative reactions. Many people pointed to the many empty seats in the stadium and on the political situation in Azerbaijan, leading to a more critical attitude of Prague, his place would have been.