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Seven positive in latest round of Premier League COVID-19 tests!

The Premier League today, February 1 confirmed that between Monday, January 25 and Sunday, January 31, across two rounds of testing, 2.957 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were seven new positive tests. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a …

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Igor Stimac’s good difficulty of picking his next India squad!

The Indian national football team head coach Igor Stimac is currently outside of the country in his native Croatia due to the pandemic, but the ongoing season of the Indian Super League (ISL) can be watched on the official YUPP TV stream across Europe, while one can follow the I-League …

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Assisting health authorities with contact tracing: Leading cultural, hospitality & sports associations explore collaboration!

With a view to recording and tracking visitor flows during the coronavirus pandemic, leading associations in Germany from the areas of culture, hospitality and sport are exploring cross-sector collaboration. The initial aim is to analyse whether jointly deploying one or more technical solutions could be a viable way to efficiently …

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Analogue & Digital: 750,000+ people engage with FIFA Museum in pandemic-dominated 2020!

Despite the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting closure for several months, as well as further reduced opening hours and a significant decline in international visitors to the city, 766,834 people either enjoyed a trip to the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich or engaged with its digital content in 2020. …

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Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka & Javi Martinez test COVID-19 positive!

European giants FC Bayern Munich have announced that the midfield duo of Leon Goretzka and Javi Martinez have both tested positive for COVID-19. 25 year-old Leon Goretzka has tested positive for Coronavirus, but he is otherwise in good health and is self-isolating at home.´ This has been the case for …

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Top Swiss expert on global pandemic appointed as UEFA EURO 2020 medical advisor!

UEFA yesterday, January 28 appointed Dr Daniel Koch, the former head of communicable diseases at Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), as medical advisor to UEFA EURO 2020 on all matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Dr Koch won widespread respect from the Swiss public for his …

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UEFA meets 12 host associations/organisers of UEFA EURO 2020!

UEFA officials yesterday, January 27 met representatives of the 12 host associations/organisers of UEFA EURO 2020, in a routine meeting to discuss operational matters relating to the tournament, which is to be staged in the summer. UEFA repeated its commitment to holding the EURO across the 12 cities according to …

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Mizoram FA holds Special General Body Meeting!

The Mizoram Football Association held a Special General Body Meeting yesterday, January 27 at its site in Sairang Dinthar Veng. Representatives from each District Football Association attended the Special GB meeting which was conducted by MFA president Lal Thanzara. Key subjects discussed during the Special GB include plans for the …

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Eight positive in latest round of Premier League COVID-19 tests!

The Premier League yesterday, January 25 confirmed that between Monday, January 18 and Sunday, January 24, 2.518 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were eight new positive tests. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period of 10 days. The …

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AFC Club Competitions’ Group Stages to be played in centralised venues!

The biggest-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League and the expanded AFC Cup will be played in centralised group stages in the 2021 season. The AFC Champions League will be held in the West and East Regions while the AFC Cup will be staged across the five AFC Zones. With …

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