Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal Unidad Editorial Informacin Deportiva, S.L.U. Presumably, Daniel Levy was going for a more flattering vibe. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Every day we are having a positive. There is even the possibility of that list expanding with Thursday's Premier League game away to Leicester City -- who had to leave seven players behind for their Europa League match against Napoli due to their own COVID-19 outbreak -- now up in the air. The schedule and the demands of club and national team are really, really high. The club are understood to be confident that no other players will have to isolate having come into close contact. In purely practical terms scrubbing the Brighton game from their schedule adds to the complexities facing Spurs around their fixture list. After that comes an EFL Cup quarter-final against West Ham United and the lurch into English football's hectic Christmas fixture list. Four San Antonio Spurs players have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the NBA's biggest outbreak since January. Tottenham Hotspur officials, fans and players alike are all hopeful that the Premier League will not force them to make the trip to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon due to a Covid . 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. Tottenham: Two Spurs players test positive for coronavirus following Schools will need to be the frontline in the war against Covid-19 going forward. Unless Spurs have "less than 13 players registered on the A list or no registered goalkeeper are available" they must play. ', Arteta: This is not over | Lampard: Arsenal still in the title race. Another member of staff is positive. Eight players and five members of staff have. "The situation is so strange and incredible that to speak about football is very impossible. The busy December-January period would be the worst time to have games called off, with Spurs still in the Carabao Cup, where they host West Ham, and the FA Cup third round, which will see Morecambe travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in early January. Tottenham are up to fifth in the Premier League and have a tricky fixture list coming up, including Liverpool on December 19. The Charlotte Hornets, who played the Spurs on Sunday, are undergoing contact tracing and will have their next two games postponed, the NBA said. The Italian manager also questioned why they were continuing to train with cases on the rise, saying the "situation is very clear". 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. Tottenham down to ten senior players as COVID outbreak rages through Tomorrow who? "I support them when I need to speak with them. 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. All rights reserved. Tottenham are due to play away at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday after Thursday's game. What started out as reports of six COVID-positive players has ballooned up to eight, and possibly now more. Tottenham have been hit by a raft of COVID-19 cases in their first team -- Antonio Conte put the number at eight first team players and five members of staff in a press conference yesterday -- and have closed their Hotspur Way training ground to avoid any further cases. Postponing Sunday's match will be at the discretion of the Premier League. But the situation is serious. They also have an additional game to play after their game with Burnley was postponed nine days ago due to heavy snow. The club are understood to be confident that no other players will have to isolate having come into close contact. 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. Loading. "The situation makes me very upset because the situation is serious," Conte said. We have problems but I will not say before the game. 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. Craving even more coverage of the world's game? 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Kane says Spurs' slow starts 'unacceptable' - CNA How the Spurs' latest COVID outbreak could affect their season Tottenham arent the only club affected, either, with Chelsea confirming on Tuesday that midfielder Mateo Kovacic has also tested positive for COVID-19. We continue in this way. 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. Then disruption, international break , What we want when players go to the national teams is for them to return healthy. Tottenham Hotspur have suffered an outbreak of Covid-19 within their squad, with several first-team players and two members of staff . Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham Hotspur 6 James Maddison, Leicester City 6 Kieran Trippier, Newcastle United 6 Jack Grealish, Man City 6 Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa 6 Pascal Gross, Brighton 6 Dominic Solanke, Bournemouth 6 Rodri, Manchester City 6 Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal 5 Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest 5 Tottenham's plans for Sunday's Premier League trip to Newcastle have been plunged into chaos after two players tested positive for coronavirus. All Rights Reserved. At the time, Mikel Arteta expressed his surprise that the game did go ahead because Arsenal had around four positive cases, but we also know Arsenal didn't make a specific request to the Premier League to have that game postponed. Since that loss, Spurs have recorded back to back home wins in the Premier League against Brentford and Norwich City respectively. at Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Conte added that he is vaccinated but when asked if the squad was, he said that was a question for the medical department. Their match against. Sky Sports have also claimed two members of the backroom staff have tested positive in recent days. Tottenham suffer huge COVID-19 outbreak among players, staff - MLS on NBC 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 . The Spurs have remained quarantined in Charlotte, North Carolina, since Sunday's game, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Odds and lines subject to change. Its bad timing for the north London club ahead of a packed few weeks, but it is claimed no decision will be made regarding their upcoming fixtures until those who tested positive undergo PCR tests on Tuesday. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-1diosym{color:black;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-1diosym{color:#fff;}}Published10:03,07 December 2021 GMT.css-7su1ft{color:#666666;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-7su1ft{color:#72B97D;}}@media (min-width:1024px){.css-7su1ft{color:#666666;}}| Last updated10:03,07 December 2021 GMT. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). We have a training session to prepare for the game against Rennes, but its very difficult. What started out as reports of six COVID-positive players has ballooned up to eight, and possibly now more. 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Winning the competition is a trophy, but is it worth the additional crush of matches heading into the spring of 2022, with likely at least two Premier League matches already needing to be postponed? The club are currently waiting for PCR test results to confirm the extent of the outbreak. San Antonio Spurs have 4 players test positive for COVID-19 - ESPN Spurs Week in Review: COVID strikes as the Spurs - Pounding The Rock Conte was, predictably, worried, and afraid, and furious. "The situation is serious.