The UEFA Executive Committee has approved significant amendments to the fifth edition of the UEFA Return to Play Protocol, which sets out the framework of sanitary and hygiene-related procedures as well as operational protocols to be applied when staging UEFA competition matches. With respect to the medical principles, the amendments …
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The Premier League today, September 6 confirmed that between Monday, August 30 and Sunday, September 5, across two rounds of testing, 1.952 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were two positive test. In line with testing provisions in healthcare, the Premier League will use lateral …
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FIFA & CONMEBOL has confirmed that following a decision by the match officials, the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifying match between Brazil and Argentina in Sao Paulo was first suspended and then postponed. This happened after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of four Argentina players, three …
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The Premier League today, August 30 confirmed that between Monday, August 23 and Sunday, August 29, across two rounds of testing, 3.020 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were six positive test. In line with testing provisions in healthcare, the Premier League will use lateral …
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In response to the denial of precautionary/interim measures by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which we consider not in accordance with the law, in substance and in who has taken the decision; and given that the request for the aforementioned measures has been rejected by the court with no …
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LaLiga yesterday submitted an appeal and requested precautionary/interim measures before the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) against the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council laid out in a statement on August 13, 2021, which infringes FIFA’s own statutes and regulations. LaLiga will also file a lawsuit against …
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All India Football Federation president Praful Patel chaired a physical cum virtual AIFF Executive Committee Meeting held earlier today on Friday, August 27. While some members attended the meeting physically at Football House, others joined the meeting via video conferencing. Senior Vice President Subrata Dutta, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, …
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LaLiga met this morning with the clubs affected by FIFA’s two-day extension of the CONMEBOL international match calendar in both September and October 2021, a move in clear detriment to the integrity of LaLiga and its competition. Other confederations such as UEFA and CONCACAF have not extended their match calendar …
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With regards to FIFA’s unilateral decision to extend CONMEBOL’s match calendar in September and October by two days from 9 to 11 days, ignoring viable alternatives proposed by the World Leagues Forum, LaLiga wishes to make clear that it will support Spanish clubs that decide not to release players for …
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CAF has noted the current circumstances in place in Britain regarding the lack of sporting exemptions for players returning from several African countries after the international window next week. CAF, acting on behalf of all African Member Associations, African players and fans, has urged the British Government to urgently provide …
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