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A new crisis between the UAE and Qatar erupted on Thursday because of what one sports commentator said in the match between Iran and Iraq in Group D of the FIFA World Cup ™. In the United Arab Emirates.
The sports commentator of the "BNSport" channel Qatar, Yousef Saif, said Wednesday during a match between Iraq and Iran to encourage the Iranian team and his party taken, according to the site "Sputnik".
"The Qatari team is playing in tough conditions in the UAE – it's the only team not to have an audience in the UAE to cheer like the other teams because of the siege" said Saif.
Saif said the match between Saudi Arabia and Qatar was "under the weight of the provincial crisis in Qatar".
Immediately, the Local Media Committee of the Asian Cup "UAE 2019" issued a statement denouncing the comments of the observer and considering them as an implication of politics in sport.
The statement adds that the commentator has violated the laws and regulations of "FIFA" and the principles of the International Olympic Committee, which prohibits the use of sport and football in promoting political goals, according to the newspaper " Emirates Today ".
The committee also pointed out that everything the commentator had said about the fact that there were no supporters of the Qatari team in the tournament was contrary to reality with the testimony of the AFC and the Qatari delegation of the media itself, who yesterday told the French agency that there were no problems or obstacles for the Qatari mission during the tournament.
The Media Committee also called on officials of the International and Asian Federations to take the measures they deem appropriate and strict not to involve politics in sport.
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