Victor Lindelof Condemns Inhumanity After Two Sweden Fans Murdered In Cold Blood

Victor Lindelof has sent his “deepest condolences” to the families of two Sweden fans who were killed in a shooting in Brussels.

The incident occurred during Sweden’s Euro 2024 qualifying match against Belgium in Brussels, and the match—in which Lindelof served as the Swedes’ captain—was called off at halftime.

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Alexander De Croo, the prime minister of Belgium, asserted that the victims were targeted due to their nationality after two football fans wearing Sweden shirts were fatally shot.

As a result, spectators were confined inside the King Baudouin Stadium until 4am, and numerous sources have since claimed that the attacker was slain by Belgian police.

Lindelof posted a statement on Twitter, expressing his condolences to the families of the victims, and his disbelief that such a tragic event has taken place.

He wrote: “I’m shocked and devastated by the terrible incidents in Brussels with the cold-hearted attacks on our fellow Swedes. I’m lost for words for the cruelty and inhumanity, I want to send my deepest condolences to the families and friends of those affected.

“At the same time, my thoughts go out to all the supporters in Belgium last night, no one should ever go to a game of football and feel unsafe when supporting their team.”

The United defender was instrumental in forcing the game’s cancellation since the officials did not declare it over right away and instead sent the players back to their respective locker rooms.

He has stated that after speaking with both the Belgium players and his own teammates, a decision was made to call time on the game.

He said: “I tried to talk to all the players about how they felt.

“And then I felt that I wanted to speak to the Belgian players. I explained the situation and we were very clear that we did not want to carry on and they completely understood that.

“There are players who had family and friends here and we wanted to look after our fans. Those who had family and friends here wanted to make contact with them to see if they were OK. People were worried but our security team handled it very well.”

The Manchester United defender has played for Sweden since 2016 and has won 61 caps for his country.

It has yet to be confirmed when the two sides will finish the qualifier. At the time of the abandonment, the score was level at 1-1.