The Premier League today, February 15 confirmed that between Monday, February 8 and Sunday, February 14, across two rounds of testing, 2.915 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were two new positive tests. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a …
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All the updates on UEFA’s club and national team competition matches affected by travel restrictions across Europe related to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Which men’s matches have been affected? UEFA Champions League February 16: Leipzig vs Liverpool (to be played in Budapest, Hungary) February 23: Atlético vs Chelsea (to be …
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In sport, 2020 was a year of cancellations, empty stadia and difficult training conditions for athletes, while right wing groups exploited the situation caused by the pandemic. Amidst all of this, Germany internationals Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka and the then third-tier side Preußen Münster took a clear stance in …
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The Premier League today, February 8 confirmed that between Monday, February 2 and Sunday, February 7, across two rounds of testing, 2.970 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were two new positive tests. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a …
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Chennaiyin FC assistant coach Syed Sabir Pasha besides midfielders Dhanpal Ganesh and Edwin Vanspaul speak about the Nippon Paint initiatives and more, that brought colour to the lives of those in need in times of the pandemic.
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In the context of the challenges that remain in place for both international and domestic football due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to provide additional flexibility regarding the release of players for national team duty and the registration of players with clubs in …
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In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri in the latest episode do a round-up of international sports in January 2021. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in German under: Im Rückblick auf den Januar2021 sprechen wir über, – die 4. Schanzentournee – die Handball WM – Fussball – …
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall restrictions prevailing in the region, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have decided to postpone the two-legged Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 playoff series between South Korea and China that were originally scheduled to be played on February 19 and …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to prioritise the health and wellbeing of all its stakeholders by upholding the highest health protocol standards was further underlined after the AFC Medical Committee agreed at its meeting today to form the AFC COVID-19 Advisory Expert Group. Epidemiological and Public Health Experts will …
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FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics, and to encourage people to keep practicing life-saving, everyday public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and to protect health. In conjunction with the …
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