FIFPro calls for halt to women's football tournament in Quito amid unrest

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Global footballers' union FIFPro on Sunday called for the suspension of the...

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators run past a fire during a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, in Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero

The South American Football Confederation said it was monitoring the situation but had not yet made a decision on whether the tournament, which began on Friday and is due to run until Oct. 27, would continue. Featuring 16 teams from across South America, the tournament is being played across two stadiums in Quito, where armored military vehicles patrolled the streets on Sunday after police and protesters continued to clash in the worst civil unrest for more than a decade.

 

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