Coronavirus in football
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
At least he isnt confused anymore.
Him testing negative means 3 days after meeting the person isnt a surprise.
As we've seen already testing positive will just be treated as two week "injury" e.g. Mane out of Villa game and then back for the next one two weeks later.
It's not great but that's the reality. Don't think we'll see any suspension of the leagues unless deaths really go off the scale which hopefully won't happen. Somewhere like Leicester has been in some form of local lockdown for about 3 months now but they've continued playing at home so completely different to the mid May talk of neutral grounds for covid hotspots (remember all the talk of Merseyside derby having to take at Wembley).
Agree the logical thing would've been to suspend international football until next March and also not start europe until next Feb and just do straight knock out but we can't have too much common sense when money is king in this sport.
It's not great but that's the reality. Don't think we'll see any suspension of the leagues unless deaths really go off the scale which hopefully won't happen. Somewhere like Leicester has been in some form of local lockdown for about 3 months now but they've continued playing at home so completely different to the mid May talk of neutral grounds for covid hotspots (remember all the talk of Merseyside derby having to take at Wembley).
Agree the logical thing would've been to suspend international football until next March and also not start europe until next Feb and just do straight knock out but we can't have too much common sense when money is king in this sport.
Only when you are with the team in a sporting context, then you're a part of the 'bubble'. Meeting up with covid positive friends privately is different. I think it simply has to be that way for sports to go ahead, and to discourage athletes from meeting up with 'normal' people who don't test themselves every day.
They do. We're talking about Wayne Rooney though.
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Awh makes sense I suppose. But a negative test is a negative test.
What difference does it make who he had been in contact with from that POV?
Or is it purely a case of, if your being idiots we'll ban you?
I think it can take multiple days after infection for the tests to show positive, so a negative test now doesn't necessarily mean he's safe, and he may become infectious in the coming days. He probably doesn't have it, but they have to be super precautious
Maybe im being silly but how is that any different than the whole portugal squad who have been around ronaldo and he has tested postive.
Basically, why does rooney have to isolate with a negative test and say, bruno doesnt with his negative test?
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Hearing that Ronaldo has tested positive again!?
edit: assuming he’s not 3 seperate infections but a very long infectious period from when he contracted it?
edit: assuming he’s not 3 seperate infections but a very long infectious period from when he contracted it?
How long before leagues start shutting down?
Cases in football seem to be going up in the last month and some countries are having lockdowns again.
Cases in football seem to be going up in the last month and some countries are having lockdowns again.
don’t think it will. Even in France with their lockdown, schools are open.Whilst we may get lockdowns, think everyone is being a lot more pragmatic now, and most sports will continue.
I can't wait for the next international break 
Yeah I imagine if it truly comes to it they will go into world cup camp type bubbles but I think that's the absolute worst case scenario. The game has proven it's safety measures work and can coexist with whatever measures are in place.
It's not just with football either, I think TV production for example will carry on through, for example when Melbourne went into lockdown Neighbours carried on filming.
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Televised football is essential, I guess.
Winter would be even bleaker without any sport on offer.
There's enough testing in place now so don't think premier league will be stopped anytime soon unless hospitals start getting overwhelmed but let's hope that scenario dosen't occur.
There's enough testing in place now so don't think premier league will be stopped anytime soon unless hospitals start getting overwhelmed but let's hope that scenario dosen't occur.
Also not sure PL footballers would be a strain on the NHS. Most clubs would send them to private hospitals. Think PL football is the least of the worries.
Never on the cards to shutdown football.
I don't think football will stop again but 100% there'll be no fans in the stadium for another year.
You what?
I haven't said "No one".
Three of my friends were tested positive for coronavirus and their test were negative 1-2 days later.
The corpses have mostly just one test for coronavirus.
What killed them?
Wrong thread for that but "confusions" for the cause of death (For example lung infection and flu) are happening sometimes.
Even though this is a thread on the virus can we go a day without someone being madly ignorant about it?
No fans in stadiums until April at least imo.
Claudio Lotito - Club President, bacteriologist.
Inevitable after his antics. No-one to blame but himself.
What an idiot. Why not go, but refrain a bit and wear a mask? Footballers are such dicks. They can’t help themselves.
What a f .. moron 
Hahahaha!
Never rains just pours. Won’t have a team to field at this rate.
This ones all on him though, no idea why the club sanctioned that, was bound to happen having seen the videos.
Won’t have a team to field at this rate.This ones all on him though, no idea why the club sanctioned that, was bound to happen having seen the videos.
Void the season?
And last season too, just to be safe.
It’s like footballers have to be babysat 24/7 to avoid doing anything stupid or irresponsible. And people always make excuses for it, like the vast majority of people don’t have to be far more responsible, despite not being worth millions to their employers.
At best that’s a £400k feck up, and it wasn’t a mistake (assume he’s on about 200k). He knew COVID is rife Egypt and still did it.
At best that’s a £400k feck up, and it wasn’t a mistake (assume he’s on about 200k). He knew COVID is rife Egypt and still did it.