THERE ARE PLAYERS WITHOUT VACCINES
The 'exceptions' saved the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
Published:14/01/2022 - 22:59h
Updated:14/01/2022 - 22:59h
The president of the RFEF, Luis Rubiales, has confessed that for the dispute over the Spanish Super Cup there were 'exceptions' with the government so that players not vaccinated against the coronavirus could travel to Riyadh
While in the tennis has lived a stir by the situation of Novak Djokovic, the Open Australia and the restrictions of the government of the country, in the football has lived a very different situation with the Supercopa of Spain, that for the second time is contesting in Saudi Arabia, where himself is compulsory to go in with vaccines against the Covid-19, but have existed 'exceptions' for the players that are not it and went to contest the tournament.
Like this it has confirmed it the president himself of the Real Spanish Federation of Football, the RFEF, Luis Rubiales. In an interview to the Chain 'BE', has confessed that in the Supercopa have played several footballers that have decided no vacunarse against the coronavirus. It has not given names, obviously, but yes stood out that they would be between eight and ten those that would have lost the tournament in case that they had kept the restrictions.
Rubiales Has commented that, indiferentemente of what do or leave to do, will receive critical. " It spoke it with the general secretary of the Saudi federation. When the clubs call us to ask if we go to be followed with the guidelines of vaccines as in the Champions or in the Eurocopa, if it went to allow travel to no vacunados with PCR, with normative FIFA... We have said them that we went it to speak with the Government so that they understand that the sport generates exceptions", began saying.
Negotiations with the Government of Saudi Arabia
Of the same way, confirmed, later, that the RFEF arrived to an agreement with the rulers in Arabia and that therefore they were very grateful. In concrete, underlined that "the Saudi Government said us that they went to generate exceptions. And it criticises us ", it stood out the maximum mandator.
Rubiales Stood out that, in case that they had not given the exceptions, the fans would have criticised the absences: "If they did not give , they had criticised us the fault of 8 or 10 players. It had said that it is a diet of the S. XII. In the life gives the same what do, everything goes to criticise. We are happy that Saudi Arabia have understood our exceptions", finalised.
