Home Sport | The “bubble” was the soul of Al-Ahly at the FIFA Club World Cup

The Red Castle fans live in a state of anxiety and anticipation, about the fate of the participation of the first football team in Al-Ahly Club, in the competitions of the FIFA Club World Cup to be held in Qatar on next February, after the Red Genie qualified to participate in the world event after crowning the 2020 African Champions League title and surpassing his rivals. The traditional Zamalek, with two unanswered goals, the final century.

The state of anxiety comes after FIFA announced the official cancellation of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-17 World Cup for 2021, due to the measures to face the new Corona virus, especially in view of the suspension of air traffic in many countries of the world to face. The outbreak of the new virus, and then the Red Castle fans fear that the Qatar World Cup clubs will face the same fate and will be officially canceled by decision of the Football League.

And a ray of hope came to the Al-Ahly club and its fans, to escape the luck of canceling the World Cup, through the idea of ​​the “bubble”, an experience that Germany created, through which they completed the Champions League and the AFC Champions League.

The German virologist came up with the idea for the bubble

The idea for the bubble came about through a proposal made by a German virologist named Alexander Kikule last April, which included creating a special bubble for players to complete the German league.

The special bubble is a specialized quarantine that ensures the limited and safe movement of all participants in a limited range to residence, training grounds and stadiums, to ensure the safety of all players, organizers and others during the period of the tournament or competition sporty.

Stay tuned to the fate of the World Cup

This idea may be the last lifeline for Al-Ahly, not to be surprised by the cancellation of the FIFA Club World Cup, especially since the FIFA Club World Cup is held at a certain time and the teams participating in it they can be subject to the idea of ​​the bubble, so that the new virus does not spread between the teams participating in the World Cup on the one hand and maintaining residence. The tournament and not canceled, similar to what happened with the 2021 U-17 World Cup and the 20-year World Cup instead.

Notably, Al-Ahly qualified to participate in the Club World Cup for the sixth time in their history, and are looking to repeat a new achievement after winning bronze in 2006 in Japan.