00:00Argentina vs Spain or Lionel Messi vs Le MÃn Jamal, a clash that would have FC Barcelona
00:07fans drooling with anticipation, will never take place.
00:12The match between Copa America winners and the Euro champions, scheduled for the 27th
00:19of March in Doha, has simply been cancelled due to the war in the Middle East.
00:23The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix races, due to take place in April, won't be rescheduled
00:30either.
00:31Instead, the Formula 1 championship will take a five-week break next month and the season
00:37will be reduced to 22 races.
00:40It has been confirmed today that after careful evaluations due to the ongoing situation in
00:45the Middle East region, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will not take place in
00:49April.
00:50While several alternatives were considered, it was ultimately decided that no substitution
00:55will be made in April.
00:56In some golf countries, however, a few competitions have gone ahead as planned.
01:01The Saudi Arabian Football League is continuing, while the Qatari League had been suspended before
01:07resuming last weekend.
01:09In the United Arab Emirates, it had been decided to go ahead with the ATP Challenger Tennis Tournament
01:16in Fujairah, before changing their minds following Iranian strikes on nearby oil facilities after
01:23the competition began in early March.
01:26Over the past decade or so, sport has become an instrument of soft power for the Gulf states,
01:32a means of making their mark on the international stage by hosting global events.
01:37Already the war in the Middle East has brought this strategy to an abrupt halt.
01:42So we're going to work together.
01:42Let's go.
01:42Let's go.
01:42.
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