CHINA won't air Premier League matches this weekend due to planned shows of support for Ukraine.

The Prem has expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people following Russia's controversial invasion, which has led to at least 752 casualties so far.


China won't air Premier League matches this weekend due to show of support for Ukraine
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China won't air Premier League matches this weekend due to show of support for UkraineCredit: PA
The Premier League is set to show support for Ukraine after Russia's invasion
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The Premier League is set to show support for Ukraine after Russia's invasionCredit: Getty
Shows of support for Ukraine will be shown from Saturday until Monday
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Shows of support for Ukraine will be shown from Saturday until MondayCredit: AP
According to the BBC, China will pull TV coverage of the English top flight this weekend because there will be organised support during matches.

And the country appears against broadcasting the world siding with Ukraine at this difficult hour.

China is Russia's largest trading partner and one of the few nations globally that has not condemned president Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

The Premier League agreed a deal with streaming platform iQiyi Sports to become the exclusive digital broadcast partner in China last summer.


The agreement is expected to last until the end of the 2024-2025 season.

Last season, the Prem agreed a one-year deal with Tencent, which was reportedly worth less than $10million (£7.5m) per season.


Prem captains will wear yellow and blue armbands this weekend while the big screens at stadiums will display messages that read 'Football Stands Together'.

A Premier League statement read: "The Premier League and our clubs wholeheartedly reject Russia’s actions and will be showing support for the people of Ukraine at all matches this weekend.


"We call for peace and our thoughts are with all those who have been impacted.

"A show of solidarity for Ukraine will be visible at all Premier League matches from Saturday 5 to Monday 7 March.

"This follows the numerous ways in which clubs have already demonstrated their support.

The Premier League has already been showing support for the Ukrainian people
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The Premier League has already been showing support for the Ukrainian peopleCredit: AP
"The 20 club captains will wear special armbands in Ukrainian colours and fans are encouraged to join players, managers, match officials and club staff in a moment of reflection and solidarity before kick-off at each game.


"Big screens at stadiums will display 'Football Stands Together' against the backdrop of the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag.

"These words will also be shown on LED perimeter boards during matches.

"This message of solidarity will also be visible to fans around the world across Premier League digital channels.

"Logos and profiles on those platforms will change to represent the colours of the Ukrainian flag, which will also be displayed across match broadcasts both in the UK and overseas"

Rugaria:
Since the West forced out Mr Sepp Blatter for not bending the rules to favor Western interests, we have watched as world football is being slowly forced to get deeply entangled with dubious international politics. I'm so happy that The Chinese are not buying this bullshyt! Nobody wore Iraqi armbands when the West were actively slaughtering over a million Iraqis, nor did we see The premier league supporting The Afghans after their country was bombed to the stone age just because of one Osama bin laden.. The current FIFA president will destroy world football as we know it if he is not stopped..

Rugaria:
Since the West forced out Mr Sepp Blatter for not bending the rules to favor Western interests, we have watched as world football is being slowly forced to get deeply entangled with dubious international politics. I'm so happy that The Chinese are not buying this bullshyt! Nobody wore Iraqi armbands when the West were actively slaughtering over a million Iraqis, nor did we see The premier league supporting The Afghans after their country was bombed to the stone age just because of one Osama bin laden.. The current FIFA president will destroy world football as we know it if he is not stopped..

Wisesaying001:

Let's be guided pls.
The bolded,if I am allowed to ask you.what do you understand about the Iraqi invasion?

Rugaria:

The Iraqi invasion was orchestrated by the west to disposes Saddam and The Iraqis of their so called "weapons of mass destruction". Over a decade after invasion and total annihilation, no weapons of mass destruction was found. Is there any other thing there you know that we don't know? Or are you trying to argue that when the west kills, it's fine but when Putin kills, it's evil!?

Wisesaying001:

I was talking about the numbers,how did you come about the millions you stated?

Rugaria:

Google it, bro..
Lots of independent data on that online. Over a million was wasted in Iraq.
That thing was a massacre..

Wisesaying001:

Let's be guided pls.
The bolded,if I am allowed to ask you.what do you understand about the Iraqi invasion?

tamdun:

I know u are going to tell us about how saddam is a bad guy... Does that give America right to invade and kill about 5000 civilians?
Did saddam directly or indirectly pose any threat to the United States?
Now let's assume saddam is a bad person and US have the right to remove him, why are they not doing same against Israel killing Palestinian and taking over their homes?
How do you feel about Ukrainians govt killing her own citizens, tens of thousands of citizens in Donbas and Luhansk simply because they are ethnicity(Russia)

Wisesaying001:

Thanks,been trying to really ascertain the exact casualties.
I'd really appreciate if you could help me with that.

Rugaria:

The Iraqi invasion was orchestrated by the west to disposes Saddam and The Iraqis of their so called "weapons of mass destruction". Over a decade after invasion and total annihilation, no weapons of mass destruction was found. Is there any other thing there you know that we don't know? Or are you trying to argue that when the west kills, it's fine but when Putin kills, it's evil!?

Rugaria:



LONDON (Reuters) - More than one million Iraqis have died as a result of the conflict in their country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to research conducted by one of Britain’s leading polling groups.

The survey, conducted by Opinion Research Business (ORB) with 2,414 adults in face-to-face interviews, found that 20 percent of people had had at least one death in their household as a result of the conflict, rather than natural causes.

The last complete census in Iraq conducted in 1997 found 4.05 million households in the country, a figure ORB used to calculate that approximately 1.03 million people had died as a result of the war, the researchers found.

The margin of error in the survey, conducted in August and September 2007, was 1.7 percent, giving a range of deaths of 946,258 to 1.12 million.

ORB originally found that 1.2 million people had died, but decided to go back and conduct more research in rural areas to make the survey as comprehensive as possible and then came up with the revised figure.......
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LINK:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-deaths-survey-idUSL3048857920080130

Want more?

tamdun:

I know u are going to tell us about how saddam is a bad guy... Does that give America right to invade and kill about 5000 civilians?
Did saddam directly or indirectly pose any threat to the United States?
Now let's assume saddam is a bad person and US have the right to remove him, why are they not doing same against Israel killing Palestinian and taking over their homes?
How do you feel about Ukrainians govt killing her own citizens, tens of thousands of citizens in Donbas and Luhansk simply because they are ethnicity(Russia), ukranian govt killed over 14000 of her citizens because and almighty US did nothing

Wisesaying001:

And were they killed by the USA soldiers?

DECLAN2015:


You are saying jargoons
Every avenue is needed to stop the agbaya russia
Nxt time u wish to travel pls travel to Afghanistan

Wisesaying001:

And were they killed by the USA soldiers?

beejaay:


Your knowledge of history is poor, it only scratch the surface.. The question is why did USA planned the invasion? For what purpose.. Another question is what was the acceptance of saddam in the country? Was there a Civil brewing?

beejaay:


Your knowledge of history is poor, it only scratch the surface.. The question is why did USA planned the invasion? For what purpose.. Another question is what was the acceptance of saddam in the country? Was there a Civil brewing?

BKayy:
Finally, the world is about to divide into two.
The producers (East) vs the Consumers and their slaves (West and Ignorant Africans)

Wisesaying001:

Let's be guided pls.
The bolded,if I am allowed to ask you.what do you understand about the Iraqi invasion?

Rugaria:

The Iraqi invasion was orchestrated by the west to disposes Saddam and The Iraqis of their so called "weapons of mass destruction". Over a decade after invasion and total annihilation, no weapons of mass destruction was found. Is there any other thing there you know that we don't know? Or are you trying to argue that when the west kills, it's fine but when Putin kills, it's evil!?

Eecho:
Do you know about 9/11 ? Your Daddy should tell you bout history. All empty brains floating on this forum . Kids still wearing pampers .

Rugaria:

This is how they insult their fathers age mates without knowing..
If I ask him to tell us the role of Saddam Hussein or the role of Iraq as a country or Iraqis as a people in 9/11, he will start frothing in the mouth..