All European group stage matches must be completed by the end of 2021, with the club already facing a busy festive schedule leaving no obvious window to rearrange the fixture. I think this is a serious problem, and its a pity because during the press conference Id like to talk about football and the next game and not about Covid. Why do I have to take this risk? Why not us? Following a positive test in the squad earlier in the week, a total of 17 cases were reported to have been recorded among players and staff. All Rights Reserved. Tottenham COVID-19 outbreak: Antonio Conte squad 'scared' as cases rise Unless Spurs have "less than 13 players registered on the A list or no registered goalkeeper are available" they must play. We should also like to thank both clubs for their understanding during these challenging times.". 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Buford said that "basketball is secondary" right now given the situation in Texas with the winter storm causing power outages in the state this week. Covid-19 updates & EFL Cup news conferences - Tottenham We have family. That was as animated and emotional as we've seen Antonio Conte since his return to Premier League football. However no formal request was ever submitted, after the Premier League made clear its reluctance to see the first game in front of a full stadium for nearly 18 months fall to coronavirus. Rennes added: "[Spurs' representative] did not announce the number of players with Covid, even though the rule states the match must be played if the team has 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper. "Let's try and answer the why in this. The club has announced that it will appeal to the Premier League board to postpone this weekends match at Brighton, but UEFA regulations currently state that for European matches, clubs are expected to play if they can field 13 players from either List A or B. Both games were originally targeted for the second half of the season. Daniel Cain tells Sky News how he woke up alone in hospital unable to move his arms and legs after suffering a cardiac arrest when his drink was "spiked" in June 2020 - at the height of the COVID . With players and their head coach "scared" to go into work the Premier League board backed Spurs' request to delay the fixture at a meeting on Thursday afternoon. Antonio Conte says Tottenham have 13 positive Covid-19 cases among players and staff, Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte has questioned why his players and staff are being made to continue preparing for their upcoming matches, Transfer Centre LIVE! Listen below and followQu Golazo! All Rights Reserved. In November, Hibernian's Premiership games against Ross County and Livingston were postponed after two Hibs players tested positive. Rennes, having already won the group, is likely going to field a rotated side. Play for free, entries by 3pm. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Spurs down to 10 fit players after COVID outbreak - Conte If and when that match is made up, viewers will be able to stream on Paramount+. Another member of staff is positive. The Blues face Zenit in the Champions League on Wednesday LIVE on talkSPORT 2 but manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Kovacic will take no part and is now in self-isolation. NBA postpones 6 games due to Spurs' positive coronavirus tests - The All rights reserved. The Italian added: "Tomorrow, who? Another Saturday, another chance to win 250,000 with Super 6. Thursdays European clash is set to go ahead, though, as UEFA rules stipulate that matches can only be postponed if a club has fewer than 13 players, or no goalkeeper, available. The news will bring more frustration for Nuno, who saw his side suffer in the wake of September's international fixtures when some squad members returned injured and three South American players went to Croatia for 10 days in order to avoid hard quarantine in England. Another player? "Every day we are having contact with the people that are false negative and become positive and then everyone is a bit scared," he added. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the worlds largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Void in ONT. Mateo was in training yesterday with a big smile and was pure pleasure to have him back, said the Chelsea boss. They are preparing for those games. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Tottenham are second in Group G of the Conference League on seven points after five matches, above Dutch team Vitesse on overall goal difference. Another member of staff is positive. Spurs Week in Review: COVID strikes as the Spurs - Pounding The Rock In his press conference on Friday afternoon, Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo admitted that he has been left with "huge issues" following the latest international break.