Colombia was supposed to host Copa America for the first time after 19 years. But then came COVID-19 and postponed it in a year, and then came a massive wave of protests, and they lost it. Our Colombian expert with a worried column
A bizarre year of football during a pandemic is coming to an end. Here are BabaGol’s 20 football events, people and phenomena that made 2020 the hectic year it was.
Morocco: Botola Pro final day was thrilling as a title race of three teams can be. Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca, RS Berkane. In the end, the green eagles have won the championship after seven years, after complete havoc and drama.
Al-Hilal, who has been severely hit with coronavirus, failed to list 13 squad players for the last game in the group stage. As a result, they were withdrawn from the competition. The full narrative of the craziest clash between coronavirus and football we’ve seen so far.
Israel completed the international break with a 1-1 at home against Slovakia. Without an atmosphere, and the home crowd banned as well, Israel produced an impressive match but still finished disappointed.
