"I think we need to play as much as we can when it's possible otherwise we're going to finish the season in 2023. "It's a perfectly reasonable decision in view of the health of a number of our players," general manager Thomas Lombard told the outfit's website. Nice said a pair of players had been held out of training and placed in quarantine after contracting the virus.


Bernard Gonzalez, prefect for the Alpes-Maritimes region, told a news conference that bars will The city of Nice on the French Riviera will ban gatherings of more than 10 people in public spaces as it seeks to curb COVID-19 infections that are soaring in the region, local authorities said on Friday. France, which was placed on the UK’s quarantine list … The first match of the new Ligue 1 season has been postponed after Marseille confirmed they had reached four positive coronavirus cases.Marseille were due to host Saint-Etienne on Friday in the opening game of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 campaign.But the new French top-flight season will instead start with a match between Bordeaux and Nantes on Saturday.Prior to the LFP announcement on Tuesday, Marseille said a trio of "suspected" coronavirus cases had been confirmed just three days before the start of the new season.The Ligue 1 club previously revealed on Sunday that three individuals within their "professional workforce" had been detected as potentially having COVID-19.Their communication at the time indicated the club was seeking confirmation regarding these cases and follow-up tests on Monday all came back positive.Those results took the club's positive cases up to four in the space of four days.A statement from Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) read: "In view of the medical results communicated by Marseille on Tuesday, the national COVID commission has indicated to the LFP's Competitions Commission that the virus is circulating within the Marseille club and proposed the postponement of the match. "It complicates the planning. Earlier yesterday, Nice coach Patrick Vieira said he was concerned about the impact two coronavirus cases could have on his club. "I felt on the pitch the rest of the squad is worried. Thomas Tuchel is expecting a "very difficult" match against Lens in Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 opener after a number of players tested positive for coronavirus.
THREE regions in France have seen the R-rate rise above 1.5 as new Covid-19 infections increase per day. Nice said a pair of players had been held out of training and placed in quarantine after contracting the virus. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. All rights reserved.We have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log-ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused. Jules Koundé (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the … A second St Mirren player has tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing after it was revealed goalkeeper Jak Alnwick tested positive earlier this week. "Stade Francais were unable to name the required number of front-row players for this weekend in conditions to guarantee the safety of players," it added.In August, the Parisians, who had the competition's biggest financial budget last term thanks to billionaire owner Hans-Peter Wild, said they had cases of Covid-19 upon their return from a camp in Nice.Later last month, the Stade Jean-Bouin side said some squad members had suffered lung damage after contracting the virus. French Top 14 club Stade Francais' 2020-21 season opener against Bordeaux Begles has been postponed over health risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the …