Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy breaks corona rules at New Years party | Football

sport">“The club is disappointed and is conducting an internal investigation,” City told the BBC. Mendy lives in a region governed by the strictest UK corona rules. There it is forbidden to receive people from outside one’s own household.

sport">Some images of Mendy’s house party surfaced via social media. The 26-year-old Frenchman has since apologized.

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sport">Earlier in the week, City’s away game against Everton was canceled due to an increasing number of corona infections within the Manchester club’s selection. City will play against Chelsea on Sunday. Manager Pep Guardiola says he misses “five important players” because they are infected.

sport">Serbs Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) also had to answer to their club for attending a party at the turn of the year. Three players from Tottenham Hotspur (Sergio Reguilón, Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso) broke the corona rules by attending a party at Christmas.

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