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WILL IT BE A BATTLE? Various media report that he is heading towards a late postponement for José Mourinho and Tottenham. They face Fulham at 7pm Norwegian time on Wednesday. Photo: Lindsey Parnaby / Pool AFP
The game between Tottenham and Fulham has been postponed following an outbreak of contagion in the latter. José Mourinho sends a sarcastic stab at the Premier League.
Both players and Fulham support staff are said to be infected, according to The Athletic, which first announced that the match would be postponed. It is Fulham who should have contacted the Premier League and asked for the match to be postponed.
– Kamp kl. 19. We still don’t know if we play. Best league in the world, wrote the Portuguese Instagram the present day.
Right after kl. 16 Tottenham confirmed on Twitter that the fight is postponed. The decision was made after a board meeting in the Premier League on Wednesday afternoon. The league emphasizes that they are confident in their own covid-19 protocols and that they believe that upcoming matches can be played as planned.
The London derby between Tottenham and Fulham was scheduled to take place at 19. A new date for the match has not yet been set. Fulham manager Scott Parker had to follow the previous game at home from the couch after an infection was discovered at home.
Earlier this week, the match between Everton and Manchester City was also postponed due to the coronavirus. Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and two people from the city support staff tested positive.
There has been a big outbreak in the Premier League, where 18 new cases were reported on Tuesday. This is a marked increase over the previous test round, which ran from December 14-20. Then there were only seven positive tests out of a total of 1,569 people tested, while in this round of testing, from December 21 to 27, there were 18 positive tests out of a total of 1,479 people tested.
All those who have tested positive must be isolated for ten days.
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It was also announced on Monday that Arsenal player Gabriel is among the infected players, while Sheffield United stated Tuesday that there have been several positive corona tests on their team. His game against Burnley was still played normally.
After Tuesday’s game against Wolverhampton, Ole Gunnar Solskjær acknowledged that there may be a football stop in the Premier League.
– These are difficult times for everyone. I will not interfere in that discussion. If it has to be closed, then it must be closed, Solskjær told TV 2.
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