SPORT NEWS : Brussels terrorism hangs over European football activities .

At a time when many European teams gearing up to fight a round of friendly matches within the preparations for the finals of the European Nations Cup (Euro 2016) in France, and explosions Belgian capital Brussels on Tuesday to cast a shadow over the game.

An estimated 26 people were killed following the explosions took place in the Belgian capital's airport and one of the metro stations, the Belgian Football Federation to announce the immediate cancellation of Maran team which was scheduled for today in preparation for the Portugal friendly on Tuesday.

The Belgian authorities raised the alert level of the terrorist threat to the fourth level, the highest level, was all public transportation stations and disable the subway in the capital Brussels.

Belgian Football Association announced through his account social network "Twitter" site: "our thoughts preoccupied with the victims. It is not necessary to play football today. The exercises were canceled ..

He wrote the goal keeper Thibaut Courtois also through Twitter-account "My heart is with the victims and their families !."

It is supposed to meet with the Belgian national team against Portugal in a friendly in Brussels on March 29 / March on the "Roi Baudouin" stadium, which was scheduled to embrace training session the day before be abolished.

It is worth mentioning that the friendly match between the Belgian and Spanish teams were scheduled in October a second / last November, but then canceled because of the terrorist attacks witnessed the French capital Paris.

There were attacks in Paris October 13 second / last November outside the "de France" Stadium during the friendly match between the French and German teams on the field itself, where three suicide bombers blew themselves.

Then just four days later, faced the French team against England at the "Wembley" and now is preparing the French team to return again to play the stadium, "de France", and Didier Deschamps coach the French national team emphasized the importance of looking to the future and not influenced by past events.

Deschamps said, "No one can forget what happened, but you do not need to talk in this regard. We have lived moments very emotional, we all lived. Now we move forward. And all security precautions would be taken." "De France" Stadium hosted many rugby matches after the Paris attacks.

It is expected to tighten security measures which dramatically during a match the French team in front of his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, after the French team away to his Dutch counterpart in another friendly on Friday evening.

As well as longer, "de France" Stadium, which accommodate 80 thousand fans, the main stadium for the championship European Championship (Euro 2016), which starts in June next, which embraces a number of matches including the opening game between the French and Romanian teams as well as the final match of the tournament.

And it hosts the German national team against England on Saturday in the capital, Berlin, and the Italian team faces on Tuesday in Munich.

The Saturday's game is the first German team since the Paris attacks, where the match, which was scheduled against the Netherlands in November a second / last November 17, ahead of its launch because of terrorist threats canceled.

Said Joachim Loew, coach of the German national team in an interview published by the Football Association on its website on Tuesday, "What happened in Paris, and over the following weeks was not easy. But were dealing with those things."

Loew pointed out that "the conflict to reserve a place in the list of national team began in earnest," adding that the tour of friendly matches, which starts on Tuesday to Tuesday of next week, which witnessed the participation of all the teams of 24 to participate in Euro 2016, is the last before the announcement of the trainers lists final Players Championship .

And on each of the coaches participating in the Euro 2016 declaration of the final list of 23 players in the first no later than June next year.

He ruled out the Loew's Max Kruse Wolfsburg striker for disciplinary reasons, as Vicente del Bosque, coach of Spain's Diego Costa was left out of the squad for the two matches Italy and Romania because of controversial actions in the Premier League during his participation with Chelsea.

And miss others, such as the Spanish playmaker Andres Iniesta, because of injuries, while Wales coach Gareth Bale star of both legs of Northern Ireland and Ukraine ruled based on an agreement with Real Madrid, who plays him Bill.

And continued absence of star Wayne Rooney for England matches in Germany and the Netherlands will seek Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Jamie Vardi star Leicester attack to win the admiration and trust of coach Roy Hodgson.

Hodgson seeks to exploit the friendly tour in stability on the offensive options where the team also includes Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck.

Hodgson said "will be an opportunity for these players to show their skills and abilities that are known to everyone and we trust them as members of a professional." Antonio Conte, coach of the Italian team also expressed enthusiasm and happiness to contest two matches friendlies against European champions Spain and world champions Germany.

Conte said, "I would go to these two friendlies before the elected candidates strongly for the coronation of a euro in 2016, because I want to stand on our performance against teams at this level."

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