Milan’s goalless draw against Bologna on the weekend was not broadcast in Russia due to peace messages in support of Ukraine.
There has been an outpouring of support in Serie A for Ukraine following the Russian Invasion earlier this year, with many clubs adopting messages of support on their pre-match warm up gear, or calling for peace on their big screens. League matches were also scheduled to kick off five minutes later in order to highlight the situation.
As highlighted by Calciomercato.com, the match between Milan and Bologna was not broadcast in Russia due to the messages of support for Ukraine and calls for peace seen during the match.
Messages were seen on the big screen alongside Ukrainian flags, prompting the decision in Russia to not broadcast the game.
It’s likely that the Russian government are getting increasingly tense due to the fierce resistance put up by the Ukrainians, which explains incredibly pointed actions like this.
Messaggi di pace e bandiere dell'Ucraina: in Russia salta la trasmissione di #MilanBolognahttps://t.co/krN2EaYuFt pic.twitter.com/flXeaILAvi
— calciomercato.com (@cmdotcom) April 5, 2022
I always stream through russian channels and this time broadcast wasn’t blocked.
Previously they would cut to same shots of the crowd while banners with NO WAR and Ukrainian flag were shown on stadium, this time they did not even do that.
I wonder if broadcasters are doing that delibarately, as some of the commentators have quit sports channels and some new, extra annoying commentators changed them.
The events preceding the juventus inter was the biggest farce. Game being delayed by nearly 10 minutes due to singers being brought out as per the NATO party political broadcast.
This is complete a lie. I watched the match on Russian Матч ТВ.
Looks like we have some Putin bots in the comment section. What a shame.
The horror of having to wait 10 minutes longer to watch football, seriously. Imagine being invaded.
The conspiracy theorists, who disagree this is an invasion are leaving football thankfully. Matt Le Tissier being the latest. Au revoir, Matt.
@DB Milan. Did we do the same when our soldiers joined the brits and americans into I-raq?
Yes. I sang Imagine before every game during it. Dressed all in white too.
My response to whataboutery is sarcasm.
‘whataboutery’. Brilliant. The response of double standard and hypocrisy infested brainwashed sheep.
LOL. I bet you understood about half those words. Imbecile.
Not the place to educate you on your country’s history.