{"id":1137216,"date":"2020-03-18T10:40:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T10:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1137216"},"modified":"2020-03-18T10:43:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T10:43:33","slug":"john-obi-mikel-quits-trabzonspor-coronavirus-turkish-super-lig","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/john-obi-mikel-quits-trabzonspor-coronavirus-turkish-super-lig\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi leaves Trabzonspor as Turkish football plays on through coronavirus outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Mikel Obi has terminated his contract with Turkish Super Lig leaders Trabzonspor by mutual consent, days after criticising the country’s decision not to suspend matches due to the coronavirus outbreak.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The majority of world football – and sport in general – has come to a halt as COVID-19 continues to gather pace around the globe, resulting in this summer’s European Championships being postponed until 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why has Mikel left Trabzonspor? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Coronavirus has resulted in the majority of world football and other sports being put on hold.<\/li>\n
  • However, the Turkish Super Lig remains one of the last remaining global leagues still playing.<\/li>\n
  • Trabzonspor sit joint-top of table alongside Istanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • But Mikel has quit the club over fears of COVID-19, saying “there is more to life than football”.<\/li>\n
  • The midfielder has forfeited all future payments from Trabzonspor as a result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n