Saturday 30/Aug/2025 – 01:04 AM
The Palestinian striker arrived Wissam Abu Ali To the American Columbus Crowe team, amid a warm welcome from thousands of fans who gathered at Lawur Com Stadium for it.
Wissam Abu Ali, who moved from the Egyptian Al -Ahly Club in a deal amounting to 7.5 million dollars, has become the most prominent deals of the team in the summer transfer market, and appeared for the first time last Saturday in a festive atmosphere, accompanied by drums and flags of flags, including the flags of Palestine, which quickly turned into the axis of disagreement between the fans and the management of the club and the American Football League.
Wissam Abu Ali ignites the controversy in the American league because of the Palestinian flag
Despite the enthusiastic atmosphere, the presence of Palestinian flags in the stands raised tension, as many Crowe fans confirmed to the newspaper “The Ethletic” that some of them were prevented from entering the flags, while another fan was removed from the stadium because of the raising of a small Palestinian flag, and others were threatened to prevent the matches for up to a year.
In subsequent statements, a league spokesman confirmed to “The Ethletic” that national flags are usually acceptable as long as they are not related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
A spokesman for Columbus Crowe, Rob McBartin, added that the club reached with the league an agreement that allows the bringing of national flags, provided that they are not related to the current conflict, but some fans did not accept these clarifications.
Courtney Sullivan, Chairman of the Columbus Crowe fans, said that the absence of a clear and written policy has given way to a contradictory application, and added: We have always supported our players, regardless of their backgrounds, but now the club and the league wants to control how we support us.
Despite the restrictions, fans brought Palestinian flags during the Columbus Crowe match against New England, where flags were seen in full size, and one appeared when Wissam Abu on the field entered the 57th minute, and one of the fans distributed micro -flags before the match.
After that, Chris Lamakia, one of the old team’s fans, said that he was carrying a small flag in his pocket, and he was expelled from the stadium after he waved it, stressing: I did not go beyond the line, because it was not clearly defined .. I wanted to test their policy, frankly, this policy is nonsense, they are improvising the laws according to their mood. It is full of contradictions and hypocrisy.
Other fans also confirmed that the security personnel at the entry gates confiscated the flags or asked to get rid of them, warning of a ban that may extend for a whole year, in return, the official spokesman for the Columbus Crowe club denied that there were actual threats to the ban for a year, stressing that the procedures begin to educate the fans, then gradually escalate if the violation is repeated.
