UEFA restates play Euro closed

The attacks in Brussels reopen the debate on the safety of the tournament: "There is a perception of greater risk and less enthusiasm to participate"

Police in the vicinity of Stade de France in Saint Denis - AFP

The bombings in Brussels have relocated safety in focus next European Championship , to be held in France between June 10 and July 10. UEFA issued a statement Tuesday condemning to the action of the terrorists in reaffirming its commitment to putting safety at the center of their plans for the organization of the tournament.

However, hours later, the Italian Giancarlo Abete , vice president of the continental body would back the door to the possibility that certain parties have to play behind closed doors by the terrorist threat: "The Euro is a type of event that no it can be postponed. Not a friendly or an official match isolated that can be canceled or be moved to another date, is not the case. We can not exclude the possibility of playing behind closed doors. "

Speaking to Italian radio station Radio 24 , Abete acknowledged the difficulties by raising a Euro marked in advance for attacks like those in Paris in November or Brussels yesterday: "There is a perception of greater risk and less enthusiasm for participating in a spirit positive".

Delayed or canceled

At the same time, the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, insisted Tuesday that security levels during Euro will be "extremely high". Manuel Valls also, French Prime Minister, appeared to ensure that there is no risk of cancellation of Euro "Suspend it would be a defeat or delay. t would be a defeat. The terrorist threat is unmatched breadth and means that we provide to fight it must keep up".

The tournament organizers last month announced the hiring of 10,000 security people, including 900 policemen for each of the 51 games scheduled.

Spain debut in the European Championship on June 13 in Toulouse, in the Czech Republic. On June 17 it will face Turkey in Nice and close its participation in the first phase on June 21, in Bordeaux and against Croatia.