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Breel Embolo apparently violated Corona rules: Gladbach removes strikers from the squad

2021-01-19T06:52:51.421Z


The police are said to have caught Gladbach's Breel Embolo at a party. The football professional defends himself against the allegations, his club still does not want to use him against Werder Bremen.


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Breel Embolo is not in the Borussia Mönchengladbach squad against Werder Bremen

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Borussia Mönchengladbach has eliminated striker Breel Embolo "as a precaution" from the squad for the Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen, because he is said to have violated Corona rules.

The club announced on Monday evening.

It had previously become known that Embolo "may have violated the Corona Protection Ordinance," it said.

The 23-year-old is not in the squad for the game on Tuesday evening (6.30 p.m. / Sky).

The "Bild" and the German press agency reported that the police took Embolo's personal data on Sunday night when a party was broken up in Essen.

Numerous people celebrated there without distance and face masks.

Late in the evening, the Swiss confirmed in a message distributed via his club's Twitter account that the police had recorded his personal details.

However, he did not take part in the party, but stayed in an apartment to watch basketball with a colleague.

This apartment "was in the immediate vicinity of the place where this party took place," wrote Embolo on Instagram.

And further: »But it is not true that I attended a party.

That is a misrepresentation. ”He described having been with his colleague as a mistake.

"I shouldn't have been there, that was a mistake and unfortunately I can't be in the game against Bremen tomorrow and I'm very sorry about that," wrote the 23-year-old.

Embolo will only return to team training if he has negative corona tests, as Borussia further announced.

The association did not comment on the possible misconduct Embolos.

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Source: spiegel

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