{"id":72291,"date":"2020-03-18T16:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72291"},"modified":"2020-03-18T16:12:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:12:55","slug":"mikel-obi-quits-turkey-because-they-wont-suspend-league-over-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mikel-obi-quits-turkey-because-they-wont-suspend-league-over-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Obi quits Turkey because\u00a0they won&#8217;t suspend league over COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1661511078529032794\" data-legacy-message-id=\"170edf85da19625a\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":wr\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":ws\" class=\"a3s aXjCH \">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>Former Nigeria international John Mikel Obi has quit Turkish football club Trabzonspor, the team said, after the former Chelsea midfielder said he did not want to play as the new coronavirus spread worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contract has been ended by mutual agreement with John Obi Mikel,\u201d Trabzonspor said in a statement late Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The deal between the player and the team had begun on June 30 last year and was meant to last until May 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised the Turkish Football Federation\u2019s (TFF) move to let Super League matches continue without spectators, unlike in other countries where games have been suspended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is more to life than football. I do not feel comfortable and don\u2019t want to play football in this situation,\u201d Mikel Obi wrote on Instagram on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone should be home with their families and loved ones in this critical time. 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