Matic sends message of support for hunger-striking players


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 10 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 First Leg - Club Brugge v Manchester United - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - February 20, 2020 Manchester United's Nemanja Matic in action with Club Brugge's Clinton Mata REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has offered a message of support to the players of a Serbian third-tier club who have gone on hunger strike over unpaid wages.

The strike involves around 25 players, according to Serbian media, from the club FC Borac, which was disbanded owing unpaid wages before its owners bought another local club and renamed it FC Borac 1926.

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