F.C. Copenhagen Puns

What do you think about this new side? Does this put North in a more bad light?

For Danish Readers: https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/esport/csgo/storholdet-anklager-fck-ville-ydmyge-os-mest-muligt/7861676

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First leg was played at full attendance on March 12th in Turkey, less than 24 hours after the Danish PM put the country in lockdown. Prior to this match, Liverpool had faced Atletico at Anfield with 52,000 spectators the night before, even though Spain was turning into a COVID-19 hotspot, as a decision by UEFA. A study shows that this match led to 41 COVID-19 related deaths.

March 12th, eight Europa League matches were to be played, but only six were. Two were cancelled due to them involving Italian sides. EUFA decided that the fixtures, which did not involve Italian sides were to be played, as if COVID-19 was not a factor in any of the other countries. All fixtures had attendances.

After months of battling the virus, Denmark has proved that it is possible to let football fans return to stadiums, but with vast restrictions and regulations. With the season having finished there has yet to be seen an outbreak as a result of a football match, with attendances as high as ~7,500. Despite repeatedly attempting to get in contact with UEFA, in order to secure fans' a chance to attend one of the most important matches in both clubs' histories, the home side has been met with standard replies from UEFA, which now means no fans will be able to get into the stadium on Wednesday next week.

UEFA's handling of the COVID-19 situation has been appalling from the start. While Europe was closing down, UEFA pushed teams into travelling across the continent and gathering huge crowds, which in return helped spread the virus. Now that the virus is regionally under control it is undeniably sportingly unfair that the Copenhagen side will not be able to invite fans and sponsors to attend the match, despite the situation being under control regionally.

How have you seen UEFA's handling of the COVID-19 situation?

Liverpool vs. Atletico story: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-05-25/Liverpool-Atletico-clash-blamed-for-41-COVID-19-deaths-report-claims-QMafharp0Q/index.html

Statement from F.C Copenhagen: https://www.fck.dk/en/news/no-fans-fc-copenhagen-vs-basaksehir-return-match

Translated quotes from Danish source

Back in 2016, F.C. Copenhagen were in the final stages of signing Giovanni Simeone from River Plate.

> ‘‘Everything for the transfer was set up. We were flying to Milan and then travelling to Bergamo by rental car in order to meet Giovanni and his agent for a final talk. On our way to the airport, Johan Lange (F.C. Copenhagen’s technical director) suddenly got a call from Diego Simeone’s secretary. He said that Diego was in the dumps after the Champions League Final. And now, he vetoed his son’s transfer,’’ says Ståle Solbakken (Manager of F.C. Copenhagen).

Instead Giovanni ended up in Genoa and F.C. Copenhagen signed Andrija Pavlović from Čukarički. Pavlović made 83 appearances and scored 22 goals for Copenhagen, before transferring to Rapid Wien in the summer of 2018 for 1,30 million euro. Giovanni made 37 appearances and scored 14 goals before his transfer to Fiorentina for 15 million euro after just one year in Genoa.

Hi guys,

A Manchester United supporting football fan visiting Copenhagen next week and looking to buy tickets for the København vs FC Midtjylland game. I'll be going with my girlfriend who wouldn't enjoy Section 12 as she's quite small and doesn't enjoy big crowds. Where would be the best seats in C Tribune to buy to still get a good atmosphere?

Any tips I should know or look out for?

Cheers!

On the day that the former record-holder, Cesar Santin, was the guest of honor for F. C. Copenhagen, Dame N'Doye scored a hattrick to take the all-time goalscoring record from him. N'Doye has played 156 games and scored 85 goals for the Danish club which was founded in 1992. The Senegalese striker left Copenhagen in the summer of 2012, only to now have returned on a free transfer this summer.

Hello! I'm super excited to have secured tickets for Atlético de Madrid vs F.C. Copenhagen. This is my gf and I's first time traveling to Spain and we're super excited to see Madrid and Wanda Metropolitano. I do have some questions though. What would your advice be to an away fan traveling to Madrid and the Wanda Metropolitano?

We're not traveling with Copenhagen fans as we've made this an extended weekend trip. How dangerous are your ultras? Do we need to stay clear of a sector around the stadium? Should we hide our team shirts? (I would love to talk football with people from spain and try to speak with my broken Spanish). As for Madrid as a city, I absolutely love looking at old buildings (churchs, castles, etc.) do you guys have any places that you would recommend for a tourist? (perhaps something that very few tourists know about?).

I can't think of more relevant questions. If you're traveling to Copenhagen for the game and you have any questions about Copenhagen feel free to ask and I'll give you my best answer. Thank you for your time and I hope we get 2 good games!

Hi guys. I have a relative visiting over and he would like to buy a F.C. Copenhagen shirt/scarf. Is there a place downtown where we can find them? Cheers!