As cases rise towards winter, and international travel continues to increase, it becomes more relevant still. "I follow the advice of smart, educated people who know their field because theyve dedicated their lives to it and have studied it. There has also been consideration into trips to away fixtures as well as how players share indoor space as well as looking at new ways to avoid interaction. Josh Sargent, Lukas Rupp and Pierre Lees-Melou were absent from the squad that faced Aston Villa in midweek for 'Covid-related' reasons, but whileChristos Tzolis is the only confirmed player to test positive, more positive test results have been returned. They are determined to turn up the heat on players refusing to get the vaccine - and being separated from their team mates would be a strong step. . While Kant's vaccination status is unknown, Tuchel said he can only do so much to nudge his players towards the doctor's. "It would be easy to say yes now and get maybe a bolt from a lot of people. Leeds, Wolves, Brentford and Southampton have vaccinated more than 90% of their staff. In his programme notes for last Thursday's match against Newcastle, Klopp wrote: "My message around this has always been simple and clear, I hope: I trust experts. 09/07/2022. Let us know in the comments below! The league later announced there were 90 new Covid-19 cases last week, from a record 12,345 tests administered on top-flight players and staff. Midfielder Thiago also tested positive for Covid before Sunday's trip to Spurs and Jurgen Klopp said it is 'not possible' for the Reds to continue playing if more players fall ill. But to some, that message is clearly not getting through. With the United Kingdom operating under the so-called "Plan B" coronavirus measures, which do not include social restrictions such as a national lockdown, the Premier League clubs have chosen to attempt to play on through the problems that have engulfed the game over the past 10 days. As of now, 23% of Premier League players are not classed as fully vaccinated and are therefore at risk of a 10-day isolation period as described above. The Serbian star is currently barred from entering the United States because he is unvaccinated against Covid-19, but . Their training ground has been closed and as a result their trip to Southampton on Saturday has been postponed. Chelsea midfielders N'Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek could face the uphill task of securing moves elsewhere as European clubs are reportedly reluctant to sign unvaccinated players this summer. The new methods are said to be under consideration by league chiefs after clubs voted to continue with fixtures as planned despite a series of recent postponements. It was confirmed just an hour before kick-off against Newcastle on Thursday night that Fabinho, Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk were all out having tested positive for Covid. It's part of the UK Government's. As reported by The Athletic, he wrote to clubs:'We have collectively highlighted the importance of vaccination and it has never been more important. The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) begins on Saturday with a match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in a potentially watershed moment for women's cricket. Premier League: Sixteen per cent of players are unvaccinated, it is revealed Premier League FINALLY reveal latest vaccination figures - with 16% of top-flight footballers having had NO. It is not for me to sit here and say everyone has to get vaccinated but I want everyone to be safe so I would probably advise them to get it. Speaking at the Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony, Bellingham said:'Footballers have a platform in society. France does not allow unvaccinated people to. Top flight sides have found it harder in general to sell players this summer due to the high wages some members of their squad command, with those in question unwilling to lower their demands to prospective buyers. The greater concern will be that. Case numbers are currently unknown but they do not sufficient players to fulfil the Palace match. Chelsea's squad still contains players . "I have no issue telling you I received my booster jab as soon as I was eligible and again that will be the case for many if not nearly all within our ranks in the coming days and weeks.". 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If two players are roughly equivalent but one is more at risk of symptomatic infection and long Covid, why would you not take the risk-averse option. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Registered in England No. If you are forced to spend a fortnight 10,000 miles from home while several of your key players train with the Under-23s at home because they did not listen to your advice, you can understand why it might grate a touch. He wrote: Paul Merson predicts the result of Liverpool vs Man Utd and other PL GW 26 fixtures! As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Premier League players who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 face being exempt from relaxed UK travel restrictions. At least five England players are reportedly still unvaccinated, meaning they could miss the next World Cup. Prem: 16% players unvaxxed amid COVID crisis. I have had both the jabs and a booster, just to be safe. It blows last week's tally of 42 out of the water, which was also a record at the time. With the most significant overhaul of players in the club's history . The general consensus, as claimed by the aforementioned report, is that unvaccinated players are "too much trouble to accommodate". "We are clearly moving back to stricter measures around the team environment and at LFC we are absolutely OK with that. On the other hand, Loftus-Cheek has two years left on his current deal, but the club is open to listening to offers for the England international. The previous month, it was reported 31 per cent of players had not received their first dose. He is expected to complete his medical in the next few days before joining the rest of the squad in the United States. 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Premier League players that are unvaccinated could be forced to follow separate rules, Bruno Lage and his Wolves side have led the way in the Premier League, Premier League chiefs are looking to avoid any further outbreaks, Jurgen Klopp has been open about his views on vaccination. After Brentford, the Blues became the latest club to be hit by a Covid outbreak, after it was confirmed ahead of their game with Everton that four more first-team players had tested positive. Following a meeting on Monday the league rejected the option of calling off a round of fixtures over the festive period despite increasing concerns regarding the Omicron variant. Which duo has the most goal contributions in Europe this season? Football authorities have issued guidance to clubs that recommends reimposing a raft of covid restrictions. Mikel Arteta revealed Arsenal had been forced to close their London Colney training ground after reporting a 'few cases' among players and staff following their 2-0 victory over West Ham United. Last week, Brighton vs Tottenham, as well as Spurs' Europa Conference League meeting with Rennes, were postponed as well. Unvaccinated Premier League players could be forced to follow different guidelines to their jabbed team-mates in a bid to reduce Covid-19 outbreaks with fixtures going ahead as planned, For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter. The general consensus among clubs is that while they could theoretically still sign an unvaccinated player, the added problems that come with it are not worth accommodating. With another international window approaching, clubs are facing further stand-offs with national associations over their willingness to release players. But amid concerns over a low take-up of vaccination among players, the Premier League also pledged to "work with clubs to encourage vaccination among players and club staff "in an effort to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the fixture list. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Mateo Kovacic was the first Chelsea player to get the virus in the outbreak this week, with Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell following. 'If people choose to get it, then they should get it. Premier League CEO Richard Masters has warned clubs of tougher restrictions Masters said league was exploring additional measures for unjabbed players Around 16 percent of Premier. Data released at the end of September, which showed that at that time there were only seven clubs in the Premier League where more than 50 per cent of players were fully vaccinated. Their training ground was closed on Thursday morning to contain the outbreak but given they have an insufficient number of players available, their weekend trip to Everton is also off. TheTelegraphhave reported that clubs remain fearful of a spike in covid infections. Neverthless, their game with Everton went ahead and was drawn. Tell us in the comments section. Players classed as not being fully vaccinated must isolate for 10 days if they are deemed to have been in close contact, even if they return a negative test result, and this has resulted in some clubs being unable to meet the minimum requirement of having 14 players, including a goalkeeper, to contest a Premier League fixture. Thomas Tuchel has urged the public not to start a witch hunt against unvaccinated Premier League players. While the Premier League has not released any vaccination figures for its players since October, the number of anti-vaxxers in the top flight is thought to be similar and is being identified as a key reason why the Omicron variant is causing so much disruption. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. The Premier League revealed on December 20 that 16 per cent of its players were yet to receive a single dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while the EFL said one in four players in its three divisions had no intention to get vaccinated when it published an update . 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Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? But according to The Telegraph, Public Health England are set to impose harsher restrictions on unvaccinated individuals. Everybody is adult enough and everybody lives in a free country, which is a good thing. Players Association, said Dawn Aponte, the league's chief football administrative officer. Six more Premier League matches were postponed yesterday, with Covid outbreaks forcing a rescheduling of Leicester Citys encounter with Tottenham Hotspur last night, as well as five more this weekend. Liverpool manager Klopp has been outspoken, insisting players should get jabbed amid the rise of Premier League coronavirus cases caused by the Omicron variant. The Chelsea manager is without N'Golo Kant for Wednesday night's Champions League game away to Juventus after the France international tested positive for coronavirus. Social media excels in presenting dubious opinions as convincing facts and young professional footballers are a strong target market. I think that would go too far. EXCLUSIVE: Premier League players who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 could be forced to travel away from the rest of their team mates after clubs returned a record 90 new positive tests. England and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellinghamurged fellow players to be vaccinated. England could be without a string of their stars in next year's World Cup with reports that at least five players are refusing to be vaccinated. Spurs' clash with Leicester on Thursday was postponed despite initial demands to have the game called off were rejected, but Sunday's clash with Liverpool is due to go ahead. The most recent figure before today's announcement was revealed in October, where 68 per cent of stars had been double vaccinated. The report states this has left one unnamed Championship club with just seven players in full training. Kante, 31, is in the final year of his contract and is said to be in the hopes of one last major move. According to the Daily Mail, with fixtures and training expected to continue to be affected over the coming weeks, Premier League clubs are considering penalising players who refuse to get vaccinations. "But we are not now angry with N'Golo, of course not, we are concerned about him and worried about him, as we are with any injured players who get a kick in a game. Rugby League Player's Association CEO Clint Newtown agreed with the NRL that the small amount of unvaccinated players isn't a risk to the game. Their training complex is closed until Tuesday at least, in order to reduce the risk of transmission. The news comes after Chelsea pair N'Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were not included in the club's 29-man squad for their pre-season tour to the US due their "Covid vaccination status". According to the UK government, 93.2 per cent of the population have received their first dose, while 69.5 per cent have had three doses. COVID-19: Large events such as Premier League matches could be open only to the fully vaccinated. Joey Barton has taken a swipe at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp over his comments on unvaccinated players. Chelsea have jetted off to America for pre-season training tour . Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Only seven of 20 PL clubs have fully vaccinated 50% of players and staff. If they don't, they should have a look at reasons why. That figure indicates that 16 per cent of stars are still yet to receive their first dosage. "As I have spoken about before, we have a very high take-up of the vaccine at our club and have done for a long time. The players who refuse to be vaccinated will be held up as freedom fighters and their opinions may be entrenched even further. ", Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter with the day's key headlines and transfer news straight into your inbox. And . PREMIER LEAGUE stars could face missing matches if they refuse to take up the coronavirus vaccine under new rules being laid out by the Government. Unvaccinated Premier League players are harming their own careers as managers lose patience with jab rates Some players have missed preseason tours because they are unvaccinated and managers. They are still planning the new range of measures and Mondays meeting was told the new guidelines and updates would be under regular review. 'Please strongly encourage those who are not fully vaccinated to become so, and the many who are, to get their booster, which appears to be the only significant layer of protection against the Omicron variant.'. Lateral flow tests are now being taken daily by all staff wishing to enter a club's training ground, with PCR tests carried out twice-weekly. Despite recording seven positive Covid cases, the Blues saw a request for their trip to Wolves rejected and Tuchel fumed at the decision to allow the game - which ended 0-0 - to go ahead on Sunday. Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas According to a survey, just 50 percent of tennis players have received the jab, with Thiem having been reportedly banned from attending the Vienna Open due to. Check out the latest series of All To Play For, with Joe Cole and special guests. And in an official statement, the top-flight confirmed that 84 per cent of players are 'on the vaccination journey' - meaning they have had at least one dose of the vaccine. Speaking for the first time about the issue of unvaccinated players, Maheta Molango said players who had not yet been jabbed against Covid-19 should seek out proper scientific evidence. Meanwhile, managers like Thomas Tuchel say they are powerless in trying to get players to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. Germany's Bundesliga have revealed that 94 per cent of players and staff are vaccinated, while Italy's Serie A's vaccination rate is 98 per cent. And the players had equal right to bat those questions straight back: Not for me to say; I dont want to mention my own status; I have made my decision. According to the Daily Mail, between 30 and 35 per cent of Prem stars have been vaccinated.. 'This is not only for the obvious benefit of protecting against COVID, but government guidance now dictates that unvaccinated close contacts of positive COVID cases must isolate for 10 days, and there is no exemption or exception to this. Meanwhile, Chelsea are in the market for a midfielder. Crystal Palace flew without eight different players in the first-team squad. The report further stated that "the phone calls stop immediately" as soon as the clubs are informed about their target's negative vaccination status. It was only a matter of time before we heard a COVID-related chirp on NHL ice. Last month Bayern Munich refused to pay five unvaccinated players for every game or training day they missed due to quarantining after coming into contact with a Covid-positive case. 2 min read. ", I remember a lot of people turned on Fergie | Andy Mitten on Man United, 2023 Newstalk, Bauer Media Audio Ireland LP, Reg #LP3374.
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