Forced intermission in the Ukrainian Premier League: clubs sent players home

19.03.2020 17:07

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After the Ukrainian Championship was suspended due to a coronavirus pandemic, the Premier League clubs went on a forced vacation.

Shakhtar Donetsk players held after the quarantine was announced in the Ukrainian championship, the houses are in isolation, and the head coach of the miners Luis Castro even recorded a special video message about the situation with the coronavirus. The Portuguese called on everyone to follow the advice of doctors, to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Kyiv Dynamo decided to send their players home for six days. Oleksiy Mykhailychenko's team's training process has been suspended until March 22. Then this period can be extended. "All players are ordered to follow the recommendations for quarantine, and in case of any signs of health disorders - immediately notify the club doctors," - said in a statement on the official website of "Dynamo".

Kolos On March 17, all teams (from the main to the children's academy teams) suspended the training process, as required by the Government of Ukraine's resolution. 

After the decision to suspend all football competitions in Ukraine from March 17 and the announcement of general quarantine in the country, the PFC leadership Lviv sent players home. They will be at home until April 4. At this time, the general training process in all teams - the main, U-21 and U-19 - has been stopped. The coaching staff of Lviv has developed a list of exercises that players (including Brazilian legionnaires who remained in Lviv during the self-isolation) must perform at home during quarantine.

Given the current situation, in order to preserve the physical health of club employees and prevent the possibility of the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 for the period from March 18 to April 3, stopped the sports and functional activities of all teams football club Vorskla. All FC employees and players went to self-isolation at home.

The decision to go to quarantine by April 3 was made Donetsk, who sent his players on forced leave.

Responded to sad events and Karpaty. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, players of all teams go on vacation for two weeks. "Players and staff of the green and whites are advised to stay at home, follow sanitary norms and take preventive measures," the Lviv club said in a statement.