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COVID-19 jab could be made compulsory among EPL players

Jul 22, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccination will reportedly be compulsory for Premier League players come October.

The UK government has already made it mandatory for fans to show their vaccination status to attend matches, and Sportsmail reports the ruling now applies to players as well.

This could pose a challenge as younger EPL players are said to have reservations about being jabbed.

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Spectator ban at Tokyo Games is good for the environment

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The ban on spectators at the Tokyo Olympics due to the Coronavirus, is good for the environment.

Environmentalists believe this year’s Games has the potential to be the greenest in decades thanks to absent crowds.

The Tokyo Games was initially estimated to generate over 2.7 million tonnes of planet-warming carbon dioxide, but that number has since dropped.

Although the decision was made as a coronarivus safety measure, environmentalists hope it will set the green standard for future games.

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Former Man United player wants clubs to do more against racism

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Former Manchester United player Patrice Evra wants football clubs to play a bigger part in educating fans about racism.

The defender was responding to the online racial abuse Black players on the England team received, after their Euro 2020 final defeat.

Evra suggested for clubs to invest in education and to encourage two-way communication between players and fans.