Tottenham Hotspur's upcoming games against Rennes and Brighton have been put in doubt after reports emerged on Tuesday that a COVID-19 outbreak has occurred amongst some of the players. Postponing Sunday's match will be at the discretion of the Premier League. But now we have 11 players available and today we prepared the game with one player that should play then we finished the session and this player was positive. "We had 11 players available for the match and by the end of the training session today one of the players who would start tomorrow is now positive. Last month, Benfica's clash with Belenenses was abandoned amid extraordinary scenes after the Covid-hit Primeira Liga strugglers were forced to name a team of just nine players - including two goalkeepers. Harry Kane, Spurs and the End of the Line - The New York Times Another member of staff is positive. NBA: After playing Hornets, four Spurs have coronavirus Those who returned positive lateral flow tests will now do a PCR test to confirm the results, and should they come back positive as well, those affected will have to self-isolate for 10 days unless a negative test in produced in the meantime. "The situation is so strange and incredible that to speak about football is very impossible. Will Spurs and Leicester City play on Thursday after Covid outbreaks Reports suggest that up to six first-team players (as yet unnamed) and two members of staff have tested positive for COVID-19, with just two days until their next game. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 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 . However, with seven players and possibly more likely to be ruled out, it is reported Spurs could send a request to the Premier League for their game against Brighton to be postponed. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. We wait to see whether they do indeed make it. Spurs in talks with Premier League over Brighton game after Covid Tottenham are due to play away at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday after Thursday's game. Spurs could put out a makeshift squad of senior players who are still negative plus players from the U23 squad to make up the numbers. COVID-19: Spurs match against Rennes postponed after eight players and Tottenham arent the only club affected, either, with Chelsea confirming on Tuesday that midfielder Mateo Kovacic has also tested positive for COVID-19. Spurs are expected to ask for the postponement of their Premier League game against Brighton on Sunday but they may be obliged to play Thursday's Europa Conference League clash with Rennes. I think that the worst is that we don't know and we continue to have contact with people. Odds and lines subject to change. Listen below and followQu Golazo! Conte was, predictably, worried, and afraid, and furious. Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal Last weekend's trip to Burnley had already been postponed due to snowfall in Lancashire; should their request be successful Tottenham will have played two fewer Premier League games than almost every other team. One day last month, Levy, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, told the students of the Cambridge . The schedule and the demands of club and national team are really, really high. 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. Eight players and five members of staff have tested positive for COVID-19 with Conte revealing that there have been daily increases to that tally. Another member of staff? I am starting to think that it is not. Void in ONT. 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", December 9: Tottenham vs Rennes - Europa League, kick-off 8pm, December 12: Brighton vs Tottenham - Premier League, kick-off 2pm, December 16: Leicester vs Tottenham - Premier League, kick-off 7.30pm, December 19: Tottenham vs Liverpool - Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports, December 22: Tottenham vs West Ham - Carabao Cup, kick-off 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports, December 26: Tottenham vs Crystal Palace - Premier League, kick-off 3pm. They now join Doug McDermott, who is still listed as out for Friday night's. This situation has made me very upset. Bowing out of the competition now would allow Spurs to save face no one would blame the club for not playing a match due to a significant public health hazard and would also free up the schedule significantly, allowing Conte and Spurs to focus on whats really important the league. But while the Premier League season-opener went ahead in England even when multiple first-team players were ruled out, in Scotland the story has been very different. "And if it was intentional and it was aggressive then he needs to be banned like any other player not for more, but the same [length of time]. NBA postpones 6 games due to Spurs' positive coronavirus tests - The Kane says Spurs' slow starts 'unacceptable' - CNA Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the worlds largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Wednesday 8 December 2021 21:31, UK Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte confirmed that eight players have returned positive coronavirus tests Why you can trust Sky News Tottenham's Europa Conference League game against Rennes on Thursday has been postponed after eight first team players and five members of staff tested positive for COVID-19. Spurs: How some vaccine mandates might affect the season - Air Alamo All rights reserved. "As with our other affected fixture, against Stade Rennais in the Europa Conference League, we shall update supporters with more information as soon as it is available," they said. Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. The club are understood to be confident that no other players will have to isolate having come into close contact. Why not us? Opponents have failed to make more than 10 3s against the Spurs in that stretch while . Any players from both sides who were sent home from training on Tuesday or later would be unable to return to work with U.K. guidelines requiring they isolate for 10 days. Being ruled out because of the protocols can suggest any number of things, including a positive test, a suspected positive test or contact-tracing data showing that a player might have been exposed to a person with COVID-19. They also have an additional game to play after their game with Burnley was postponed nine days ago due to heavy snow. "Just realising that will happen, happens naturally as Harry is a fantastic football player, one of the best in the world. Tottenham: Two Spurs players test positive for coronavirus following international break Both men, who trained with the group on Thursday, were shown to have contracted Covid-19 after. Pierre-Emile Hjbjerg was also due to attend the pre-match press conference, but Conte addressed the media on his own. For sure this is not a good situation. NFL player's cardiac arrest spurs new wave of unfounded claims about Newcastle vs Tottenham on Sky: Bruce boosted as trio return, PL predictions: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd all to slip, Tottenham urge fans to recognise rebuild project, "After the international break there are always huge issues that happen," Nuno said. Both men, who trained with the group on Thursday, were shown to have contracted Covid-19 after tests in the last 24 hours; a significant contingent of the club's playing squad have been away on international duty, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. The Spurs have remained quarantined in Charlotte, North Carolina, since Sunday's game, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. New boss Antonio Conte has Spurs in good form and up in fifth in the Premier League, just two points off London rivals West Ham, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot. Even before Hamlin was carried off the field in Cincinnati, posts amassing thousands of shares and millions of views began . Tottenham are due to face Rennes on Thursday and European soccer's governing body UEFA said in a statement to Reuters that the "match is due to take place as scheduled". "Then there is the Premier League game. Uefa insists Spurs game is off despite angry complaints from Rennes After Conte had arrived at Spurs on 2. Everyday we are having positives. Rennes, having already won the group, is likely going to field a rotated side. Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The San Antonio Spurs have postponed their next three games because four players from the team tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA announced Tuesday. The situation is serious but I dont know and its a pity because I repeat during the press conference I want to speak about football and now to speak about Covid I think this is not a good thing for you, me, our fans, for all of football I think.. "So, we don't know the detail around that. In the Premier League, the 2021-22 handbook states permission will not be granted to postpone a league match if a club has 14 or more players on its squad list available. After the international break, there are always huge issues that happen, Nuno said, when asked whether he had fitness concerns over and above those with the South Americans. The Hornets games affected were scheduled for Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls and Friday against the Denver Nuggets. 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. "It's not right for everyone because we have family and we have contact with our family when we come back home. Tottenham have won 10 points from Conte's opening four Premier League games in charge but they were humbled by NS Mura in their previous Europa Conference League match. We have problems but I will not say before the game. Manchester City and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva watched on and tweeted in disbelief: "What is this? Competition regulations state that the rescheduled match between Rennes and Spurs must take place before Dec. 31 though there is no clear space in Tottenham's fixture list for that game to be placed. Tottenham already had one game to make up after their Premier League match against Burnley last week was rescheduled due to heavy snowfall in Lancashire. And we continue in this way. Tottenham do have a game in hand on the Irons, however, after their away game at Burnley was postponed due to a heavy and prolonged snow shower that left the Turf Moor pitch unplayable. 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Tottenham 'hit by MORE Covid cases with a first-team player testing Antonio Conte's side are set to face Rennes in their final Europa Conference League Group G clash on Thursday evening. Four San Antonio Spurs players have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the NBA's biggest outbreak since January. Nuno described the home win over Aston Villa on the Sunday before last which ended a three-game losing streak in the league as a reference point. Loading. According to Conte, Tottenham are down to ten senior players available for tomorrow nights match against Rennes, and more positive results are coming with each passing day. Dec 8 (Reuters) - Eight Tottenham Hotspur players have tested positive for COVID-19, leaving only 10 players available ahead of the club's final Europa Conference League group match at home to France's Stade Rennais, manager Antonio Conte said on Wednesday. San Antonio Spurs have 4 players test positive for COVID-19 - ESPN Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic returned a positive Covid test on Tuesday and last week the Premier League confirmed 12 positive results among players and staff - the highest figure since August.. But the game happened as scheduled. "As a team we need to provide as a team, as a club and when I say club we need to realise it is like that sometimes you are on top of the world and sometimes you are not. 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. Detroit will now play at Chicago on Wednesday and Denver will play at Cleveland on Friday, the NBA said. What started out as reports of six COVID-positive players has ballooned up to eight, and possibly now more. They then have a trip to the Midlands to face Leicester on December 16. They will take into account medical advice and whether or not the virus has been contained or not. The Italian manager also questioned why they were continuing to train with cases on the rise, saying the "situation is very clear". Six Tottenham Hotspur Players Test Positive For Covid In Outbreak Gambling Problem? They are preparing for those games. Every time. Earlier this week the Premier League confirmed that from Monday to Sunday of last week there had been 12 positives from 3,154 players and club staff. Tottenham Hotspur are facing a significant headache on their fixture list in the coming weeks after the Premier League board sanctioned their request to postpone Sunday's game against Brighton in the hours after UEFA took similar steps to delay a Europa Conference League tie with Rennes. 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. Moura stunner helps Spurs ease past Norwich. Sometimes he needs time. Greg Anthony, a former point guard for the New York Knicks who starred in college at UNLV, offered up a bold take about today's NBA players on Monday after Stephen Curry dropped 50 points in the . News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Well continue to post updates on this story as we learn more. 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 reports that we have is that they finished their games well. "We have problems but I will not say before the game.". Up to six Tottenham first-team players and two members of backroom staff. 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. It comes at the worst possible time for Spurs, who are yet to confirm their qualification from the group stage of the Europa Conference League and have crucial Premier League games also fast approaching. Tottenham hit by Covid-19 outbreak in first-team squad Both men, who trained with the group on Thursday, were shown to have contracted Covid-19 after tests in the last 24 hours. "Spurs themselves have been involved before. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Spurs are awaiting confirmati San Antonio's next possible game is Feb. 24 at the Oklahoma City Thunder, meaning the Spurs will have more than a week between contests -- joining the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies as teams to endure such a situation this season. Today, football.london journalist Alasdair Gold is reporting that two Spurs players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Sunday's match against Newcastle United. Both games were originally targeted for the second half of the season. Some might say it is worth continuing. 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But the Hornets finished their game with the Spurs with just eight available players, and Borrego confessed that he doesn't know what his roster will look like if Saturday's game goes on as scheduled. His game goes much more beyond goals, the work he does for the team is immense and really helpful. Charlotte coach James Borrego said that "there's no indication that anybody" on the Hornets' roster is positive for COVID-19. Tottenham are up to fifth in the Premier League and have a tricky fixture list coming up, including Liverpool on December 19. The press conference was short, lasting only ten minutes and with Conte speaking emotionally about the COVID-19 outbreak that is raging through the Spurs squad. Tottenham are in a position where they need to beat Rennes in order to be assured progression out of the group stage of the event. Conte was not able to confirm whether it was the Omicron variant at the centre of the outbreak but revealed he had been vaccinated. However, on the opening day of this season, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was left surprised his side's Premier League opener against Brentford was not postponed after a severe Covid-19 outbreak at the club. Premier League: Vaccination rates of players remain shrouded in - CNN Rennes, who have 11 points, are unbeaten and through to the knockout stages as group winners. People that yesterday werent positive, today were positive and we continue to have contact with people we think are negative but the day after become positive. Some of them played 90 minutes, Davinson Sanchez no, but what we are expecting is for them to join us and then we'll see.". For many at the club, the disillusionment started with the club's decision to furlough 550 members of non-playing staff in March 2020 as part of the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Tottenham Hotspur have been rocked by a Covid-19 outbreak in their camp and it's been reported up to six players have tested positive. Me? "I am being very honest, I don't see anything different," Nuno said. A shock loss to NS Mura two weeks ago means Spurs need to win at home on Thursday to ensure passage to the knockout stages. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Jose Mourinho has warned Tottenham would be left in an "impossible situation" if their game at Aston Villa is postponed due to Covid-19, and called on the Premier League to show "leadership". We should also like to thank both clubs for their understanding during these challenging times.". See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. "Eight players and five members of staff (have tested positive), but the problem is that every day we're having people with COVID-19," Conte told reporters. Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso of Argentina, together with Emerson Royal of Brazil, started World Cup qualifiers that kicked off in the small hours of Friday UK time and Davinson Snchez was an unused member of the Colombia squad that played on Thursday night. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Tottenham Hotspur hit by COVID-19 outbreak: Six players test - MARCA