Watford Reveal One Player and Two Staff Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus

پنجشنبه Eight www.iranvarzeshi.ir 1 خرداد 1399 8 شماره 6487 روزنامه ورزشی صبح ایران صاحب امتیاز: خبرگزاری جمهوری اسالمی مدیرمسئول: علی عالی تلفن: 14 ــ 88504113 نمابر: 84711173 سازمان آگهیها: 1877ــ 88501300 ــ88746583 انتشارات: 5 و 88548892 امور مشترکین: 88748800 ــ 88521954 نشانی: تهران، خیابان خرمشهر، شماره 208 / صندوق پستی 5388-15875 چاپ: ایرانیان [email protected] Watford reveal one player and two staff have tested positive for coronavirus The Guardian -Watford have announced that “Strict adherence to the Premier League guide- three people at the club have tested positive for lines has ensured the training ground remains the coronavirus over the last two days. virus-free and a safe environment for the play- On Tuesday, the Premier League confirmed that ers to continue to work. The club will continue there were six positive Covid-19 results returned to liaise closely with the affected personnel and from a total of 748 tests administered to players there will be no further comment.” and club staff on Sunday and Monday. On Monday, the Premier League announced The league confirmed that the positive tests that teams can begin training in “small groups” came from three different clubs, with one of the starting Tuesday after a meeting of sharehold- positive tests revealed to be Burnley assistant ers approved the plans. manager Ian Woan, who the club says is “asymp- The Premier League has been suspended since tomatic and is currently safe and well at home.” March as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, Then, on Tuesday night, Watford confirmed that with the league still eyeing a return to play in one player and two staff members have tested June. positive and will begin a period of self-isolation. Watford captain Troy Deeney has previously spo- “Watford Football Club confirms that three peo- ken out in opposition to plans to get the 2019- ple have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus 20 campaign back underway, stating that he following testing at the training ground over the would not put his family at risk for a return to past 48 hours,” the club said in a statement. football. “Of those three positive tests, one is a player Deeney insisted he was not prepared to risk and two are members of staff. All three have becoming infected at training and then spread asked that medical confidentiality be respected it to his family, particularly amid concerns that and, therefore, the club will not be naming those black, Asian and minority ethnic people are involved. more susceptible to the virus. “All three will now self-isolate for seven days - in The Bundesliga became the first major Europe- line with the protocols set out in Premier League an league to resume their season this weekend, guidelines - before being tested again at a later as the German top-flight returned to play behind date. closed doors. Salah mask-wearing robbers caught by MLS cancels 2020 All-Star Game, Leagues Egyptian police Cup and Campeones Cup Goal - A gang of thieves have been caught by po- However, Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas has since ESPN - Major League Soccer has announced competitions that take place between MLS and lice in Cairo using masks of Mohamed Salah to dismissed Ramzy’s claims as false, saying his that the league has cancelled the 2020 All-Star its Mexican counterpart. disguise their identities. client wouldn’t have discussed such career plans Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup due The Leagues Cup debuted in 2019 as a sin- An armed gang of four men was arrested while with the coach. to the coronavirus pandemic. gle-elimination tournament with four teams attempting to rob a store on Hassanein Heikal Salah frequently finds himself linked with moves The All-Star Game was set for a change in for- participating from each league. Street, in the Nasr City neighbourhood of the to some of Europe’s biggest clubs, with the Clasi- mat this year after more than a decade where The Campeones Cup, meanwhile, was set for Egyptian capital. All four of the robbers covered co pair of Madrid and Barcelona often reported a team of MLS stars took on a European club in its third edition in 2020, featuring the reigning their face using masks of the Liverpool forward, to be interested in his services. For his own part, their pre-season. MLS Cup champion against the winner of Liga who is a huge star in his home country. Salah himself recently laughed off suggestions he The 2020 All-Star Game was scheduled to see MX’s Campeon de Campeones. The gang tried to escape after being approached could be on his way out of Anfield, as Liverpool a team of MLS stars face a team of stars from MLS said it plans on holding both events in by security forces but were eventually apprehend- look to get their first league title in 30 years over Liga MX, with the match scheduled for July 29 2021. ed. the line. at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The 25th season of MLS was only two weeks Salah is Egypt’s biggest domestic sports star, and Responding to an Instagram post from Sky Sports MLS said it is planning for the event to take old when it was put on hold in March due to the the key player for the national team with 41 goals asking fans ‘Keep or Sell?’ regarding Salah, he place next year with the same format and lo- coronavirus pandemic. in 67 games for his country. His standing has only simply replied with three laughing emojis in the cation. Players of some MLS teams have been allowed increased since his move to Liverpool in 2017, comments. “The 2021 MLS All-Star Game and festivities to return to their training facilities for voluntary and he has been in the news recently following Agent Abbas noted his displeasure on Twitter, are expected to take place in Los Angeles at the individual workouts, depending on the guide- comments from a former coach of the national with statistics underlining Salah’s importance to same venue,” a league statement said. “MLS lines set by the states where teams play. team. Liverpool. and Liga MX will resume discussions regarding The league did, however, announce last week Former assistant coach Hany Ramzy claimed “In 2018/2019, Salah was the team’s top scorer the event, and there is every expectation that that it was extending its small group and team last week that in 2018, Salah told him he had re- in both the Premier League, and the Champions next year’s All-Star Game will be MLS vs. Liga training moratorium through June 1. ceived an offer from Real Madrid. League,” Abbas tweeted. MX in Los Angeles. “MLS training facilities remain closed to all play- Ramzy said the offer was a good one, but that “This season, Salah is the team’s top scorer in “In addition, the league is reviewing proposals ers with the exception of those requiring medi- Salah had turned it down as he was happy in Liv- both the Premier League, and the Champions from three cities to host the 2022 MLS All-Star cal treatment or rehabilitation, under the direc- erpool. Only two months later, Madrid beat Liver- League,” he continued. “Since joining Liverpool Game. Details regarding the 2021 and 2022 All- tion of the team medical staff, that cannot be pool in the Champions League final, with Salah’s in 2017, Salah has missed out on zero Golden Star Games will be announced at a later date.” performed from the safety of their residences,” early injury a key moment in the game. Boots, and he’s not a CF.” The Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup are also a league statement said..

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