Norwegian football club Bodø/Glimt donate revenue of match against Maccabi Tel Aviv to Gaza
Norwegian football club Bodø/Glimt demonstrated solidarity with the people of Gaza by donating all ticket proceeds from their January 23rd UEFA Europa League match against Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv to humanitarian aid efforts in the Palestinian enclave.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:39 | 01 February 2025
- Modified Date: 07:40 | 01 February 2025
Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt have announced donating ticket revenues from the Jan. 23 UEFA Europa League game against Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv for humanitarian aid to Gaza.
"Glimt cannot, and will not, be unaffected by the suffering and violations of international law that are taking place in other parts of the world," read a club statement on Saturday.
"We will donate all the ordinary ticket revenues from the home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Red Cross and earmark aid work in the Gaza Strip. This amounts to NOK 735,000 ($65,000) - and is donated by all of us."
Bodo/Glimt beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 in the clash, to be placed ninth with 14 points in the standings.
Norway, along with Spain and Ireland, recognized the state of Palestine in May 2024. It was among the first Western countries to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 47,000 people since Oct. 7, 2023 and reduced much of the enclave to ruins. A truce took hold on Jan. 19 this year after months of mediation from Qatar, the US, and Egypt.
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