Danish football official regrets organising Israel match

COPENHAGEN, April 16 (AFP) - The Secretary-General of the Danish football federation said he regretted choosing Israel as Denmark's World Cup warmup opponents after a bomb threat was made on Tuesday.

Jim Stjerne Hansen was speaking after Danish police were put on high alert in response to a threat to blow up Copenhagen's Parken stadium where Wednesday's friendly is due to played.

The anonymous letter, sent to the federation and published by the independent daily Information, issued "a warning, because unless the national team's match against a team of killer Jews is cancelled there will be an enormous explosion during the match where the spectators and the Danish players will be under threat."

There are also plans for three anti-Israel demonstrations and one anti-hooligan rally in the capital on the day of the match.

"When I see the situation today, I'd rather have chosen another warm-up match," said Hansen.

"The match was planned in August 2001 when the situation in the Middle East was completely different."

The Danish federation had written to 12 countries last August asking them to play in Copenhagen in April.

Hansen said: "Only three countries said yes. But only Israel accepted to play away, while the other two, whom I won't name, wanted to play at home."

He pleaded for fans to "concentrate on the match and not on the political situation surrounding it."

The Israeli team has been put under close surveillance at training and its base in a Copenhagen hotel.

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Where got mood to play ??? ... I think even the supporters may think 3X whether to go to the stadium to support their team or not ...... kekeke ... Some more the Odds ... Wah lao ... May be Israel's players be more scared by the threat and let go ... Who knows ??? ...... Can someone tell me ??? ... I say ... SKIP this match since there are other 10 matches to bet for ... hehehe ... This is called ... NON-NONSENSE ... hahaha ... :angel: :angel: :angel: