UEFA Will increase Safety Measures at Euro 2024 Following Ronaldo Incident

Moataz Al-Shami (Munich)

The European Soccer Affiliation (UEFA) issued an official assertion wherein it stated it might strengthen safety measures at Euro 2024 in Germany, following a number of incidents of stadium assaults, and it was the final of which is Cristiano Ronaldo’s incident within the Turkey match on Saturday.
The 2024 European Championship has thus far seen 6 instances of stadium break-ins, prompting the European Union to take elevated safety measures.
Within the match between Portugal and Turkey, which resulted in a 3-0 victory for Portugal, a toddler invaded the ground of Sign Iduna Park and ran in the direction of Ronaldo to take an image with him, within the second half, which led to results of the match. stopped for some time, till safety personnel had been in a position to take the kid out.
In the identical recreation, minutes later, the scenario was repeated, when one other fan hit the sphere and ran to Ronaldo to take an image with him.
Ronaldo’s incident prompted the European Union to take new safety measures, in accordance with the official assertion, because the variety of safety personnel across the stadium is meant to extend.
UEFA permitted a brand new package deal of measures for safety and participant security, as a precedence.
A supply within the Disciplinary Committee of the Euro Championship revealed the penalties related to stopping the stadiums within the event, as any fan who strikes the pitch will probably be banned from attending the remainder of the video games of the championship, and the case may improve to the Germans. judges in accordance with every particular person incident, for the reason that incident of Ronaldo woke up the sensation for safety, particularly because it was repeated twice within the recreation.
European media expressed that stormy occasions is not going to solely have an effect on the picture of the event by way of safety, however may even have an effect on the psychological and psychological state of gamers contained in the stadium.
The coach of the nationwide group of Portugal, the Spaniard Roberto Martinez, confirmed this opinion in statements after the match in opposition to Turkey, when he defined that storming stadiums is an attention-grabbing and worrying subject, and it have to be handled in each approach, regardless what’s the intention of the followers.