The match between FC Thun and FC Basel, which was scheduled for the Super League, Switzerland’s top division, will not be played this Saturday (11).
The reason is as frightening as it is serious.
FC Basel announced on Saturday morning, via "X," that a fire broke out on Friday night (10) in the locker room area of St. Jakob-Park, Basel’s home stadium, resulting in "major material damage."
According to the club’s statement, the entire locker room wing was destroyed.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire.
What makes the situation even more critical is that the team’s kits and coaching staff materials, as well as medical and technical equipment, were also consumed by the flames.
Even though the match was set to be played away in Thun, it was postponed.
The Basel club explained that the lost materials are essential for taking the field, making it impossible for the match to go ahead at this time.
The Swiss Football League (SFL) has already accepted the postponement request.
It is still unknown when the match will be played.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are still ongoing.
The match between FC Thun and FC Basel was set to count for the 33rd round of the domestic league.
FC Thun are the current league leaders, with 71 points.
Basel, whose squad includes Xherdan Shaqiri, formerly of Bayern, Liverpool and Internazionale, are currently fourth with 53.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
