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Tuesday’s match of the 17th round of the English Premier League football between Brentford and Manchester United was postponed due to a coronavirus in the guests’ team. Positive cases require ongoing monitoring, so it is not possible to play a meeting on time.
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“There are a lot of fans who don’t like the move. We apologize for the disruption to the program, which we were unable to influence, but we respect the Premier League’s decision and realize that the health and safety of the players and members of both clubs must come first. “ stated Brentford in the official statement.
The league’s management has confirmed 42 new cases of coronavirus in the past week. This is the highest number of infections among team members since May 2020, when testing began. A similar number of positives were last seen at the beginning of January this year (40).
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According to the statutes of the highest English competition, a team must start a match if it has at least fourteen players, but exceptions and individual solutions are allowed. A few days ago, the competition management ordered a return to strict measures even for teams with a vaccination rate of 85 percent.
The coronavirus complicates the situation for other Premier League clubs as well. To spread the plague in Tottenham, they canceled his European Conference League (EKL) match against Rennes and postponed the league duel with Brighton. Norwich and Aston Villa also report positive cases. The information was provided by the DPA.
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