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Matic rejects English symbol: Reminds me of the bombing of Serbia – Foreign leagues – Football – Sports

Manchester United footballers won an important match on Tottenham Hotspur and took all three points in London yesterday evening.

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matič united Nemanja Matič (right) in Manchester United jersey.

MUFC coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came under a lot of pressure, for whom it could have been the last match on the United bench.

His team lost embarrassingly to Liverpool 0: 5 last week, having only 14 points in total from 10 league matches before Saturday.

However, the guests managed the duel at Tottenham Stadium, being scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford.

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“We used more experienced players than in previous matches. This tactic worked out for us today, “said Solskjaer after the match.

Fred, Scott McTominay used a pair of defensive midfielders, and Nemanja Matič remained on the bench.

The experienced Serb finally started in the 75th minute, when he replaced Bruno Fernandes. The attentive fan quickly noticed that his jersey was different from the others.

Matič lacked a poppy flower on it, the so-called poppy.

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In this way, the United Kingdom worships soldiers in the country and throughout the Commonwealth, who laid down their lives in World War II. World War II and other wars.

The main holiday is Remembrance Sunday, which is celebrated every year on the second Sunday in November.

Matič recently explained why he does not wear a poppy flower.

“I respect everyone who wears this symbol and I sympathize with everyone who has lost a loved one in a war conflict.

For me, however, poppy means an attack I experienced as a frightened 12-year-old boy in the village of Vrelo when NATO troops bombed Serbia in 1999.

I don’t want to offend anyone, but not wearing a symbol is a matter of personal choice for me. I believe that everyone will tolerate and respect her, “explained Matič, who also played for 1. FC Košice at the beginning of his career.

However, not everyone agrees with his decision, he was criticized, for example, by the British War Veterans Association.

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According to historical sources, the bombing of the former Yugoslavia lasted from March 24 to June 10, 1999.

The event was attended by the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey and other NATO countries.

According to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, the attack claimed 489 to 528 lives, estimated by the Yugoslav government at 1,200 to 5,700.

At the same time, the bombing caused significant damage to Yugoslavia’s infrastructure, including many civilian targets.

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