The renewed corona outbreak due to the Omicron strain has hit the last two weeks worldwide and also in sports clubs in particular.
In the Premier League in the last round (18) there were only four games out of ten that were supposed to take place due to a large amount of sick players.
Despite this, in a meeting held today between the heads of the English league and the teams, it was decided that the league will not reside and the games will continue.
The request of a number of top clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool to postpone the 20th round which was due to take place in the middle of next week, also met with opposition from the teams' gate, which means we will receive the Christmas rounds in the best tradition.
An important decision made with the consent of the teams is that the replays in the third and fourth rounds of the English Cup will be canceled, so that a draw result will lead to extra time and if necessary also to penalties.
And what about the audience?
According to reports, the British government may decide in the coming days to ban fans from coming to the stadiums, which means we will once again get a sad picture of empty pitches.
The Premier League has decided against postponing a full round of fixtures amid Covid-19 outbreaks at several clubs.
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