Football and Covid 19

wadacrack

Virus sadly causing many problems with Football that some may not be aware. I think it would be useful to keep updated on this rather than debating the rights and wrongs and where Football goes with this virus

MLS seems a mess atm

https://twitter.com/PaulTenorio/status/1279876529103818753

Big game in Bulgaria( XHampions league play off ) also affected

https://twitter.com/shumanskoo/status/1280083275164368896

wadacrack

Dallas have pulled out of the MLS is Back.

This is an account from one of players in the competition. Has provided alot of inside info. This sounds disgraceful that it is going ahead and extremely unfair on the players

https://twitter.com/MLSCovidCup/status/1280232072917815296

wadacrack

Belarus news do a weekly award for which player got the highest InStat Index rating for the week.
This weeks winner was someone who tested positive for Coronavirus straight after the game.

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/AMFKristensen/status/1280241899882844163

wadacrack

Problems in Lori FC in the Armenian Premier League


Official announcement
In fact, it turns out that 8 players of "Lori" starting team were infected with COVID-19 at the 27th round of the RA Championship. The answers to the tests are shown.

So Lori footballers entered the game with their opponent in unequal competitive conditions and the principle of "Fair game" was violated. During the break, some of the football players had a strong headache and heartbreaking, as a result of which the key two footballers were forced to replace. In the second half of the team the state and the final result caused us all of us.
No matter how much " Lori " maintained all the epidemic rules, however, COVID-19 invaded our " semi-field " and not the opponent, but the epidemic decided which team will represent Armenia at the qualification stage of the European League qualification stage.
In an unprecedented situation, we suggest to organize a wide discussion to all football stakeholders and make offers to restore the unequal competitive conditions due to COVID-19

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/JamesDoddFOX/status/1285284075960299520

Tom Mann Centuria

Thanks for keeping this thread updated wadacrack, very interesting seeing how things are elsewhere.

Zebra3

wadacrack wrote: »

https://twitter.com/JamesDoddFOX/status/1285284075960299520

And they went down as every other team struggling around them won.

wadacrack

wadacrack wrote: »

Problems in Lori FC in the Armenian Premier League

Official announcement
In fact, it turns out that 8 players of "Lori" starting team were infected with COVID-19 at the 27th round of the RA Championship...
...
...During the break, some of the football players had a strong headache and heartbreaking...

Hate it when a player goes down, broken hearted...

Weepsie

Zebra3 wrote: »

And they went down as every other team struggling around them won.

Not down yet. Match is yet to be played. Had elche or vallecano not got a result today, they could've just rolled over for deportivo and still stayed in playoffs. Now both need a win to either survive or go to playoff

Cookiemunster

Weepsie wrote: »

Not down yet. Match is yet to be played. Had elche or vallecano not got a result today, they could've just rolled over for deportivo and still stayed in playoffs. Now both need a win to either survive or go to playoff

Depor are down. They're 3 points behind Ponferradina and lost the head to head against them during the season.

Weepsie

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Depor are down. They're 3 points behind Ponferradina and lost the head to head against them during the season.

Yeah, completely forget Spain goes on head to head

wadacrack

Surprising as the virus does not seem that prevalent in Scotland.

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1286401617626050564

MD1990

https://twitter.com/footballespana_/status/1286959822487924736

inforfun

Genk goalkeeper Vandevoordt (18) positive for covid. Tested positive after a friendly against FC Utrecht.

And Xavi, you know him from Barca and Spain also tested positive.

Harry Palmr

Ukraine national team doctor has died of Covid 19

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1288082099778592769

y0ssar1an22

Real Madrid striker Mariano Diaz tests positive for coronavirus
Spanish giants due to play second leg of Manchester City tie at the Etihad Stadium on August 8.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11835/12037907/real-madrid-striker-mariano-diaz-tests-positive-for-coronavirus

wadacrack

Bulgarian league start likely to be delayed. Implications for Ireland's Nations League game.

https://twitter.com/IndoSport/status/1288373705186463749

MD1990

https://twitter.com/footballespana_/status/1288452328174084096

https://twitter.com/footballespana_/status/1288414524358275072

Spain starting to see some problems

Cookiemunster

MD1990 wrote: »

Spain starting to see some problems

Not necessarily. If the players are quarantined and no other players test positive then there are no issues. Players tested positive before the return as well without affecting the rest of their teammates.

Cookiemunster

wadacrack wrote: »

Bulgarian league start likely to be delayed. Implications for Ireland's Nations League game.

That seems like a bit of a stretch. That game is still 5 weeks away. Way too early to be saying that it could affect the Ireland game. But corona linked news sell papers these days.

wadacrack

Cookiemunster wrote: »

That seems like a bit of a stretch. That game is still 5 weeks away. Way too early to be saying that it could affect the Ireland game. But corona linked news sell papers these days.

Would prefer to keep this thread for updates. Don't really want to get into debate into the rights/wrongs etc. Stated this in the opening post

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1290678615764545537

inforfun

Ajax has done blood tests and it turns out 13 people at Ajax (players and staff) show having antibodies against covid now
None of them showed symptoms.

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/scottishfsa/status/1291373364473462784

ArmaniJeanss

2 positive tests at Aberdeen now and a further 6 players self-isolating.
Their game against St Johnstone called off.
All 8 went to the same Aberdeen bar after their game last weekend (which may not necessarily be the cause obviously) which has raised eyebrows at government level.

Agent Coulson

Atletico Madrid confirm two players have tested positive.

Cookiemunster

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Atletico Madrid confirm two players have tested positive.

It hasn't been confirmed whether they are players or staff. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/aug/09/atletico-madrid-report-two-positive-coronavirus-tests-champions-league

wadacrack

twitter.com/dermotmcorrigan/status/1292747643727339522

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/dermotmcorrigan/status/1292748747416494081

Cookiemunster

https://twitter.com/dermotmcorrigan/status/1292790981339877376

Celtic Match suspended

First minister was live on SSN there

Bolingoli. Foolish from him.

Rumours of him possibly getting the sack

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/OfficialBlues/status/1293195300245471232

Tom Mann Centuria

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Celtic Match suspended

First minister was live on SSN there

Bolingoli. Foolish from him.

Rumours of him possibly getting the sack

Neil Lennon was excellent in his press conference looking at the quotes. Said he couldn't disagree with FM, and apologised to the rest of the league. No messing, think Bolingoli will be kicking his heels on the bench for a while if they don't sack him. Not going to pretend I have any idea if he's any good, that might help them decide if they keep him it let him go.

Coillte_Bhoy

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Neil Lennon was excellent in his press conference looking at the quotes. Said he couldn't disagree with FM, and apologised to the rest of the league. No messing, think Bolingoli will be kicking his heels on the bench for a while if they don't sack him. Not going to pretend I have any idea if he's any good, that might help them decide if they keep him it let him go.

he's not tbh

y0ssar1an22

Barcelona announce positive coronavirus test at training ground just two days before Champions League clash vs Bayern

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/5772678/barcelona-coronavirus-covid-19-champions-league-bayern-munich/

he player has not been named, but is not believed to be a member of the senior team set to travel out to Lisbon on Thursday.

A club statement read: "Following PCR tests conducted this Tuesday afternoon on the group of nine players due to begin the preseason today, one of them has tested positive for COVID-19.

Cookiemunster

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

Barcelona announce positive coronavirus test at training ground just two days before Champions League clash vs Bayern

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/5772678/barcelona-coronavirus-covid-19-champions-league-bayern-munich/

he player has not been named, but is not believed to be a member of the senior team set to travel out to Lisbon on Thursday.

A club statement read: "Following PCR tests conducted this Tuesday afternoon on the group of nine players due to begin the preseason today, one of them has tested positive for COVID-19.

It's one of nine players not involved in the senior squad who returned to begin preseason training. It has no relevance to the senior squad or the CL game. And please use a source other than the sun.

Dickerty

Looks like it's Messi! Well how about that...

joeguevara

Dickerty wrote: »

Looks like it's Messi! Well how about that...

Couldn't find a linlk - only thing i found was a 900 quid corona mattress that he sleeps on.

y0ssar1an22

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12048047/coronavirus-linfield-handed-champions-league-walkover-after-fc-drita-positive-tests

UEFA initially postponed the tie, but have since awarded Linfield a 3-0 win for the match with the whole FC Drita squad put into quarantine.
"In view of the whole team of FC Drita being put into quarantine after a second player of this team had tested positive for Covid-19, the UEFA Champions League preliminary round match could not be played," a UEFA statement read.

"Given the urgent circumstances of the matter, the chairman of the control, ethics and disciplinary body referred the case to the appeals body.

"The chairman of the UEFA appeals body today declared the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League preliminary round match between FC Drita and Linfield FC forfeited by FC Drita, who is therefore deemed to have lost the match 3-0."


i wonder is this now Uefa standard protocol, if a squad has to go into quarantine they are awarded a 3-0 loss?

MD1990

https://twitter.com/ESdiario_com/status/1293830651729215488

21 positive tests in La Liga players in 10 teams this week.

Richard Hillman

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12048047/coronavirus-linfield-handed-champions-league-walkover-after-fc-drita-positive-tests

UEFA initially postponed the tie, but have since awarded Linfield a 3-0 win for the match with the whole FC Drita squad put into quarantine.
"In view of the whole team of FC Drita being put into quarantine after a second player of this team had tested positive for Covid-19, the UEFA Champions League preliminary round match could not be played," a UEFA statement read.

"Given the urgent circumstances of the matter, the chairman of the control, ethics and disciplinary body referred the case to the appeals body.

"The chairman of the UEFA appeals body today declared the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League preliminary round match between FC Drita and Linfield FC forfeited by FC Drita, who is therefore deemed to have lost the match 3-0."


i wonder is this now Uefa standard protocol, if a squad has to go into quarantine they are awarded a 3-0 loss?

Yes this was all outlined last week. The same if they cannot find a safe host country to play a game in. If you say we can't play at home but we can play in Hungary for example. Then Hungary suddenly go into Lockdown before the match, that's game over, 3-0.

Whats worrying is that I think teams may hide their positive results to be able to play in a European Game and collect the lucrative UEFA Cash.

wadacrack

https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1295650333671264256

Richard Hillman

If we thought last season was a shambles, this one coming is going to be a disaster. This is where the Null and Voids will really be an option

Cookiemunster

Richard Hillman wrote: »

If we thought last season was a shambles, this one coming is going to be a disaster. This is where the Null and Voids will really be an option

France isn't under time pressure like the rest of the leagues, and they've already scrapped their league cup, so they've plenty of space in the calendar to play these games. Their rule is 1-3 positive cases and the match goes ahead. 4+ cases and the match is postponed.

LuckyLloyd

Richard Hillman wrote: »

If we thought last season was a shambles, this one coming is going to be a disaster. This is where the Null and Voids will really be an option

I do not believe league campaigns in major leagues will be completed this year tbh.

wadacrack

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I do not believe league campaigns in major leagues will be completed this year tbh.

Would ease off knee jerk reactions. Back in March football would never be played again according to some. Leagues should be ok. The Premier League and Bundesliga proved it can be done with proper protocols in place. Theirs a blueprint for major leagues to follow.

gimli2112

Richard Hillman wrote: »

If we thought last season was a shambles, this one coming is going to be a disaster. This is where the Null and Voids will really be an option

Have the PL come up with some options for what happens if it can't be completed or will they just wing it like before? I could live with current champions being crowned again, they have to win it back off us.

ArmaniJeanss

wadacrack wrote: »

Would ease off knee jerk reactions. Back in March football would never be played again according to some. Leagues should be ok. The Premier League and Bundesliga proved it can be done with proper protocols in place. Theirs a blueprint for major leagues to follow.

I'm not sure 10 league games in 5 weeks within a bubble in each country is that great a guide.
A full season gives a lot of extra complications. 7 teams in each country will be going off on 3 CL/Europa away trips to some far flung destinations in countries that aren't 'major league'. There'll be away trips in the cups to 4th tier and non-league teams. There'll be 4 international breaks between now and Christmas with players going to Africa, Central America and South America.
So the successful blueprint is potentially under great strain.

I'm still hopeful it will all be OK though.

~Rebel~

gimli2112 wrote: »

Have the PL come up with some options for what happens if it can't be completed or will they just wing it like before? I could live with current champions being crowned again, they have to win it back off us.

I believe they said once they pass the half-way point, a winner would be crowned one way or another anyway. Haven't said how though. Think a lot will depend on the circumstances, how far into the season they get etc. If they only made it to 21 games, for instance, maybe it makes sense to roll back to 19, when everyone had played each other once. But that probably shouldn't apply if they get to 30.