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1Feb

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I-League to resume on March 3

The Hero I-League 2021-22 season will resume on March 3 in Kolkata after a brief pause to ensure the safety of all the players and officials involved in the league, the All India Football Federation said on Tuesday. On January 3, the I-League was suspended by the AIFF after a fresh COVID-19 outbreak hit the participating teams inside the bio-bubble here. The league will be played from within the safety of a bio-bubble, which will begin on February 20, with the players and officials needing to travel with three negative RT-PCR tests before joining the bubble. Additionally, every players will also be required to do a 12 lead ECG before arrival. Once inside the bio-bubble, each individual needs to serve 7 days in quarantine, with three more tests being done. On receiving three negative RT-...

19Jan

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Thursday’s ISL match between Kerala Blasters and ATKMB postponed

The organisers of the Indian Super League (ISL) on Wednesday said the upcoming match between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Mohun Bagan has been postponed due to unavailability of enough players in the former’s ranks after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The game was scheduled to take pace at Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Thursday. “Hero Indian Super League (ISL) has decided to postpone Match No. 66 between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Mohun Bagan scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco,” the ISL said in a statement. Postponed 👉 Match 66 between @KeralaBlasters 🆚 @atkmohunbaganfc Rescheduled 👉 Match 53 between ATKMB 🆚 @OdishaFC (1/4) League Statement: https://t.co/xZ3H3eNkim#HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/Dkmfjyr9vW — Indian Sup...

19Jan

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Asian Cup: Two members of Indian team test Covid positive on eve of tournament

COVID-19 breached the Indian women’s football team’s bio-security bubble here on Wednesday ahead of the AFC Asian Cup with two players testing positive for the virus, forcing the organisers to shift them to a medical facility for isolation. “Two members of the Indian Women’s Senior National Team for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 have tested positive for COVID-19, and are currently in isolation at a designated medical care facility,” the All India Football Federation (AIFF) tweeted. “The AIFF prioritises the health and safety of its players, and are following all,” the organising federation wrote in another tweet. The AIFF prioritises the health and safety of its players, and are following all the necessary health protocols as have been laid down by the AFC. (2/2) — Indian Fo...

15Jan

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Consternation after Arsenal-Tottenham is latest EPL game off

Arsenal’s request to call off its north London derby match against Tottenham because of a lack of senior players available was granted by the Premier League on Saturday. “We know how much this match means to our fans around the world,” Arsenal said of the decision to postpone Sunday’s match which will cause some consternation among rival teams. It was reached because Arsenal has fewer than the required number of players — 13 outfield and one goalkeeper — because of a combination of COVID-19 cases, injuries and players away on international duty at the African Cup of Nations. However, Arsenal has recently decided to let two players go out on loan and has one player out suspended in Granit Xhaka. In Arsenal’s most recent update, there were not many coronavirus-related absences for this g...

Italian league set to resume despite 10% of players positive

4Jan

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Italian league set to resume despite 10% of players positive

One out of every 10 players in Serie A is positive with the coronavirus as the Italian league prepares to resume after a two-week break for the holidays. Still, despite about 60 players reported as having contracted COVID-19, full slates of 10 matches involving all 20 clubs are scheduled to be played both Thursday and Sunday. Last-place Salernitana is the hardest hit with nine of its players having COVID-19, while clubs like Inter Milan (Edin Dzeko), Napoli (Victor Osimhen) and Juventus (Giorgio Chiellini) are each missing leading players because of the virus. 🚨 The first return round of Serie A, scheduled to take place on Thursday, is at risk of being postponed as more than 50 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded among Serie A players [@LaStampa] pic.twitter.com/4N1xQ...

I-League suspended for at least a week after 8 players test positive for Covid-19

29Dec

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I-League suspended for at least a week after 8 players test positive for Covid-19

I-League was on Wednesday suspended for at least a week after COVID-19 breached its bio-bubble as eight players and three officials have tested positive for the dreaded virus. Five players and three team officials from Real Kashmir FC, one player each from Mohammedan Sporting, debutants Sreenidi Deccan FC and Aizawl FC returned positive in the tests conducted on Tuesday. “The next round of matches (on December 30 and 31) will be rescheduled. We will review the situation on January 4,” I-League Chairman Subrata Dutta told PTI after an emergency meeting. The first round matches were played on Sunday and Monday while the third round games are scheduled for January 4 and 5. Sreenidi, Mohammedan Sporting, NEROCA and Aizawl FC have matches scheduled for Thursday while RKFC have...

Covid-19 outbreak claims another Premier League match

24Dec

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Covid-19 outbreak claims another Premier League match

A coronavirus outbreak at Everton has forced the postponement of the club’s match at Burnley, the Premier League said Friday. It’s the third match of the Boxing Day lineup to be postponed as part of a Sunday program that still features six games. The Premier League has now called off 13 matches because of coronavirus issues in two weeks, with players having to isolate after testing positive or if they are unvaccinated and a close contact of a COVID-19 case. Everton’s request to postpone their Boxing Day away fixture at Burnley has been approved following a Premier League Board meeting this morning More details: https://t.co/oNHwf360qZ#BUREVE pic.twitter.com/Laf0S4Ay0g — Premier League (@premierleague) December 24, 2021 Everton had asked for the postponement citing virus ca...