The silence highlights the complexities of how and when football shows solidarity with victims of attacks - but it risks the perception that some deaths matter less than others.
In a 142-word statement from European football's governing body postponing Israel's upcoming matches there was a glaring omission. It did reference the 'current security situation in Israel'. But at that point - 36 hours after the surprise Hamas attack on Israel - UEFA omitted any reference to the hundreds killed in Israel or condolences to its member nation reeling from an unprecedented massacre.
on the Israel-Hamas war, which has claimed hundreds of lives in Gaza in retaliation for the brutal assault. In that time,
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