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Chelsea may be forced to leave at home any players not vaccinated against coronavirus for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Lille in March. France has toughened its Covid rules and there is now no exemption for unvaccinated professional athletes wishing to enter the country. Uefa released a statement on ThursdayContinue reading “Unvaccinated Chelsea players could be barred from match at Lille”

The Premier League is planning to revise its controversial Covid regulations which have caused the postponement of 22 fixtures over the past five weeks. Rules could be changed for the round of fixtures beginning on 8 February, with the league crediting a recent fall in the number of positive Covid tests among players and staff.Continue reading “Premier League plans to bring in new Covid postponement rules”

  The Football Association is investigating reports of suspicious betting activity around the awarding of a yellow card to an Arsenal player during a Premier League match this season. According to reports originally published in the Athletic, bookmakers alerted the FA to unusual betting patterns after the match and the governing body is looking intoContinue reading “FA investigates Arsenal yellow card amid suspicious betting patterns”

Barcelona have told Ousmane Dembele he must leave this month because he is “not committed to the project”. Dembele is a free agent at the end of the season and has repeatedly turned down the offer of a new deal. He joined Barca from Borussia Dortmund in 2017 in a deal worth up to £135.5mContinue reading “Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona tell France forward he must leave club this month”