The coronavirus has hit the world of sports squarely, and this Thursday the suspensions of the activities that remained active followed.. There are few entities that are still fighting against the health crisis, and due to government and security recommendations, postponements and redistributions of schedules are being made official to preserve that the competitions, although stopped, will try to complete themselves.
One of the last to confirm the bad news was Real Madrid, who announced a positive in their basketball squad.. The white team appealed for calm and specified that it is following the established action protocol, which included the immediate closure of its facilities after the results of the tests and planning that was extended to other professionals at all levels.
The soccer team was also forced to leave the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas, and quarantine was decreed both for the group led by Zinedine Zidane and for all the staff involved in the running of the club. It was specified that this affects soccer players because they share spaces with their colleagues, but it was also recommended that employees respect the 15-20 days of isolation.
The statement published by the ‘meringues’ specified that the games scheduled for the weekend were canceled, and that neither the Euroleague basketball nor the Football LaLiga would be disputed. The Red Star had to visit the WiZik Center this Thursday and the duel was soon postponed, something that was repeated with Eibar, who had also scheduled a trip to the Santiago Bernabéu.
This situation was one of the triggers for the suspension of LaLiga., which went from commitments behind closed doors to a break that, for now, will be extended to the next two days. Despite the initial reluctance of Javier Tebas, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) lobbied to achieve this and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) was for the job, so the employers accepted their requests.
The official statement from Real Madrid
“Real Madrid C. F. reports that a player from our first basketball team has tested positive after testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Since then, the recommendation has been made to quarantine both the basketball first team and the football first team, given that the two squads share facilities in Ciudad Real Madrid.
Likewise, it has been decided to close the facilities of our sports city and it is also recommended that all Real Madrid personnel who provide their services in Real Madrid City remain in quarantine.
The matches that were scheduled for today and tomorrow, corresponding to the Euroleague basketball and LaLiga soccer, will not be played. “
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