On His 33rd Birthday, Persija Striker Marco Simic Prays For Indonesian Football

JAKARTA - The return of Indonesian football competition is the prayer of Persija Jakarta striker Marco Simic at the celebration of his 33rd year on Saturday, January 23.

"Thank God for continuing to give me health. My biggest hope is that football can come back again," Simic was quoted as saying from Persija's official website via Antara, Saturday.

According to the Croatian footballer, he cannot live without football. For the 2019 Indonesian League 1 top scorer, football is the true love of his life.

"I don't really like it when my life has to be without football," Simic added.

Marko Simic himself is still in Croatia because PSSI and the competition operator PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) cannot confirm when the League 1 season 2021 rolls around.

In his hometown, Simic continues to undergo independent training so that he is physically ready when the competition in Indonesia is held.

In the Executive Committee meeting, Wednesday, January 20, PSSI decided to stop the 2020 League 1 and 2 Indonesian League seasons on the grounds of force majeure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and declared no champion even though the two competitions had been running for several weeks. 2020.

Apart from not having won, PSSI also determined that no club would be relegated from the 2020 League 1 and 2 League seasons. Therefore, all the teams participating in the 2020 season are still competing clubs in League 1 and League 2 in the 2021 season.

Finally, PSSI invites the club to manage player contracts in accordance with the force majeure regulations in each team.