The report is so bizarre that it seems plausible. Football Slavia is protesting against the regulation, which should apply in European cups from next season: it is a matter of obligatory addition of load to the football boots of the fastest players, in order to prevent discrimination against slower defenders. “In the opinion of the club, training and diligence should decide on the field, not mandatory restrictions,” Slavia is angry on her website in a text published on Friday, April 1.
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The Slavia footballers defeated the LASK Linz Conference League in the opening round.
| Photo: ČTK / Michal Kamaryt
The fact is that various innovations from UEFA and other football authorities have been astonishing and disbelieving for some fans for some time, so the information about the introduction of SOR (Systematic Overspeeding Regulation) does not sound so fantastic.
According to information on the Slavia website, how should it work? Based on the measured speed coefficient, football players in cup duels will have to carry a load in the form of iridium plates, inserted into the soles of football boots. For the fastest fighters, it could be up to 1125 grams on one leg.
Unstoppable Sor. Slavia stepped forward vigorously
The proposal allegedly came from the International Association of Lax Defenders Associations MASLO. It can be understood: the inability to keep pace with much faster opponents can have an extremely negative effect on the psyche of clumsy stoppers, cause them to feel inferior and adversely affect their personal lives.
SK Slavia Praha is concerned about the publication of a new regulation for European competitions, which is to enter into force at the beginning of the 2022/23 season.
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– SK Slavia Prague ??? (@slaviaofficial) April 1, 2022
It would be another blow to Slavia in a short time. “Should the SOR regulation come into force, it will be another blow for Slavia after the Austrian police started proceedings with Yira Sore for speeding during an outdoor match with Linz,” the Praguers complained.
Duel of precision defenses. Slavia wants to (again) keep the shooters of Pilsen under wraps
Crowds of fans at Juliska
The stitchers did not know that the major complications would be accompanied by their heated Sunday duel for first place in Pilsen. On Friday, April 1, the vagaries of the weather completely unexpectedly showered the stadium in Štruncovy sady with a real flurry of snow.
? | Damn .. Is winter back? Would we rather go looking for orange balls on Sunday? pic.twitter.com/r8WJgfNLjT
– FC Viktoria Plzen (@fcviktorkaplzen) April 1, 2022
Fortunately, he is dealing with happier worries in other stadiums. For example, the second-league Prague Dukla can no longer wait for Saturday’s home duel with Líšní, which should take place in an even more tumultuous setting than is usual at Juliska.
Fortunately, the organizers are well prepared for the onslaught of the people.
We are expecting a sold-out Juliska for Saturday’s match with Líšní, so we decided to increase the stadium’s capacity with mobile stands at the last minute.
Buy your ticket as soon as possible so that there is no room left for you! ? https://t.co/DgsW1MceWH pic.twitter.com/f5ioLK19nJ
– FK Dukla Prague (@FKDuklaPrague) April 1, 2022
“We are expecting a sold-out Juliska, so at the last minute we decided to increase the stadium’s capacity with mobile stands,” said Dukla on Friday. The traditional team is also famous throughout Europe for its above-average number of visitors, which is envied even by big clubs in the most prestigious competitions…
