Covid-19 outbreak leads to postponement of Premier League games
Leicester City's game against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this Thursday (16) and the clash between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion next Saturday (18) have been postponed, as cases of the new coronavirus (covid-19) increase ) threaten the season.
This Thursday's announcements from the English league mean that five games scheduled for last week have not been played, although the league says it plans to continue with the current schedule.
"While we recognize that several clubs are facing covid-19 outbreaks, it is the league's intention to continue its game schedule wherever safely possible," the governing body said in a statement confirming United's postponement of the game.
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“The health and well-being of everyone involved remains our priority,” says the note.
Earlier, Brentford coach Thomas Frank had called for all Premier League games next week to be postponed to allow clubs to recover their missing teams.
Tottenham, which reported 13 covid-19 positives among players and officials, had two league games postponed after last week's trip to Brighton was also cancelled.
United have already had two games postponed after their trip to Brentford on Tuesday (14) was canceled after their training camp closed due to a covid-19 outbreak.
The Premier League said the decision to defer came after Leicester reported more cases of coronavirus.
In mid-October, the agency released data on vaccination rates among players, saying that 81% of athletes had received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine, and 68% had already completed the vaccination schedule, with two doses. .
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