Boxing Day is one of the most famous days in the world at the football level. After Christmas, the Premier League always organizes a matchday league to keep the entertainment of all his fans. However, this season, due to the coronavirus, I was more at risk than ever.
To date they had been suspended 10 encounters for mass infections of COVID19. one of the Matchday 16 (Brighton-Tottenham), three of Matchday 17 (which affected Tottenham itself, among others, United and Leicester) and nothing less than 6 of number 18, which was just played this weekend.
Boxing Day had been in dispute uninterruptedly since 1860, that is, more than a century and a half ago. A journey that had never stoppedNot even in 2020 when the world was ravaged for this happy disease.
The records of confirmed cases in the UK -93,045 positive last Friday, a figure never seen in the entire pandemic- are also reflected in English clubs. Between December 6 and 12, the Premier reported 42 infected in footballers and members of the teams’ staff. An increase that is too marked if one takes into account that between eOn November 29 and December 5, only 12 cases were registered.
At the moment there is still no conclusion about what will happen with the matches of December 26 (Boxing Day), despite the fact that 6 matches of the English league were already suspended this week. Today Premier League clubs are scheduled to meet to make a decision to cancel or continue the British soccer tradition of more than 150 years.
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