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The old adage 'the show must go on' is never truer than when TV and commercial rights are being considered.
In those cases, players, clubs and even a global pandemic are very much secondary in the thoughts of governing bodies like UEFA.
It's still hard to reconcile the fact that Denmark's stricken players were ordered to play or forfeit their Euro 2020 game against Finland the same day their team-mate and friend Christian Eriksen collapsed and nearly lost his life.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte admitted his side's Covid outbreak was 'scary' after 13 players and staff tested positive
It is not yet known which players have been affected, with seven initially picking up the virus before the situation escalated
Now the same kind of blinkered thinking by UEFA is threatening to turn Tottenham's Europa Conference game against Rennes into a farce.
Never mind Spurs have a major outbreak of Covid that has seen eight players and five members of staff confirmed as having been infected,