It was an ugly scene. Yes. But this was some evidence to show that football have reacted to Israel's cruel assault of Palestine. Above here, supporters of pro-Palestinians were seen to have been involved in an ugly brawl with players of Maccabi Haifa (an Israeli club) during a friendly match in Austria. Meanwhile on the other side of the world, football fans have also shown their supports for Palestine as pictured below.
Footballers also fulfill their responsibility of being the public role model in supporting against the Israel's heartless homicide. The messages although powerless, still raise public awareness on this issues...
Then, there was the story of how Cristiano Ronaldo refused to swap his jersey with an Israeli player after a match and was quoted as saying "I don't exchange my jersey with assassins". Besides, he also gave his support in term of financial aid to Palestinians. In November 2012 he donated his award-winning Golden Boot worth 1.5 Million Euro to the Palestine Nation.
In the meantime, The Writer wanted to congratulate Palestine national football team for their historic achievement in getting qualified for the Asian Cup 2015 to be hosted in Australia. It was a shame to see Malaysia who have better football infrastructure, better football program, and far more peaceful than the Palestinians, cannot qualify themselves into the Asian's most prestigious football tournament...
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