sport news UEFA often insist 'the show must go on' but making Tottenham play Rennes would ...

sport news UEFA often insist 'the show must go on' but making Tottenham play Rennes would ...
sport news UEFA often insist 'the show must go on' but making Tottenham play Rennes would ...
UEFA often insist 'the show must go on' but making Tottenham play Rennes in the midst of a Covid outbreak would turn their Europa Conference League tie into a farce... don't bank on them to do the right thing Tottenham have just 11 players available to play Rennes after a Covid outbreak Boss Antonio Conte cut an emotional figure when talking about the situation  Tottenham are thought to also be pushing for the Brighton game to be called off

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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

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,

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