Topic: Sports icons and Covid19 complications - page 5. (Read 719 times)

It does add a huge element of unpredictability. We might think that individual sports might be worst affected, but obviously team sports can be as well because the players are together, and once one contracts the virus it can sweep through the whole squad very quickly. As well as impacting results, there can of course also be a huge financial effect - the Champions League being an example, particularly once it reaches the knock-out stages, where one bad result can end your participation. If your squad gets the virus just before an important match, it can mean being knocked out and receiving no more Champions League revenue for the season.

Well, football/soccer is actually one of the games we believe shouldn't be part of the allowed games in the crisis because it violate the health safety rules of social distancing. It actually creates the risk of players bump against each, coming very close to each other and spreading the disease. The case could be different where the spectators are if they will social distance or space properly.... and the players have to accept to take the risk for the sake of fan.
 The most important thing is to ensure that no one breaks the health safety rules, but It will be hard for the players not to break the rules due to the nature of the game. If rules can be followed strictly and the players health safety guaranteed, then they could go ahead.
Hope they will let in less than stadium capacity to avoid crowds.

I think this will not impact soccer negatively in general.Cristiano has been posting all over social media the training he was doing when he had Covid 19 and his form looked and looks great,physical form.The players of a certain team will impact negatively only the team and not soccer in general.No matter Europe has been hit with the second wave of Covid 19 I think sports will go on.

Sports and Covid19

In order to ensure the continuity of the spirit of good sportsmanship and to entertain fans of sports, various sporting activities ensured the resumption and opening of their sporting arena with a strict adherence to the Covid19 pandemic guidelines but it always seems not enough, considering the travelling aspect of most sports as a necessity. The new normal is also believed to have been a major influence to the outcomes of most team meetings as it's valuable players, couches and directives with Covid19 complications are isolated away from sporting engagements as a way of preventing the spread of the virus.

Of recent, the FIFA president Giani Infantino has been reported to be infected with Covid19. Infantino is believed to have done little of traveling since the pandemic though, it was rightly reported of his attendance of a normalised relations signing with Israel and UAE at the white house sometime last month FIFA president Infantino is currently in isolation and FIFA has advised all who came in contact with him to take necessary steps for safety reasons.
This is sure to influence decision making in soccer as the president is going to be more skeptical with cases related to the pandemic.
Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-fifa/story/4219082/coronavirus-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-tests-positivein-isolation

Chaos hits Lazio as nine players has been reported missing from training camp due to covid-19 complications. The coach was left to train with less than 15 players in preparation for their next match in the Uefa champions league with Club brugge. Bad news for Lazio as one of the infected player is Ciro Immobile, a formidable striker and his absence from the game is surely going to result in a significant impact on the game.
Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8884201/Lazio-fear-coronavirus-chaos-NINE-players-missing-training-Club-Brugge-trip.html

Earlier on, Christiano Ronaldo has been in Isolation and have missed not just his nations but now, his games at Juventus and his absence on the pitch is very much reflected on the games.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/cristiano-ronaldo-tests-positive-covid-19-73585875

Football was almost normalizing as some had started allowing fans to feature at the games but with this current turn out of events, what do you think would be the effect on sports.