| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 18:52 - Sep 5 with 1814 views | ElderGrizzly |
4 PL players involved:
Brazil’s health agency, Anvisa, said in a statement that all four allegedly told immigration officers they hadn’t recently been to the United Kingdom”
They know the Premier League is shown overseas don’t they? 😂
So now quarantine in Brazil AND 10 days in UK hotel on return |  | | |  |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 19:02 - Sep 5 with 1719 views | pointofblue |
Can't help but feel that they would have turned a blind eye had Brazil's players been released by the Premier League clubs... |  |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 19:27 - Sep 5 with 1649 views | pointofblue |
Martinez, Romero and Lo Celso all start for Argentina. Not sure if Buendia is on the bench; presumably so. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 19:50 - Sep 5 with 1540 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 19:27 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
Martinez, Romero and Lo Celso all start for Argentina. Not sure if Buendia is on the bench; presumably so. |
Yeah. Ignoring a Govt mandated quarantine in a foreign country probably won’t end well | | | |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:14 - Sep 5 with 1450 views | pointofblue |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 19:50 - Sep 5 by ElderGrizzly |
Yeah. Ignoring a Govt mandated quarantine in a foreign country probably won’t end well |
Sounds like CONMEBOL may have got involved - I think there may have been an agreement that isolation rules would be waived for those taking part in the international matches, otherwise why would Brazil have tried calling up Premier League players and protested when they were not able to do so? | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:18 - Sep 5 with 1434 views | pointofblue |
No, wait, the Brazilian health officials turned up on the pitch! The Argentinian players have headed down the tunnel. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:32 - Sep 5 with 1359 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:14 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
Sounds like CONMEBOL may have got involved - I think there may have been an agreement that isolation rules would be waived for those taking part in the international matches, otherwise why would Brazil have tried calling up Premier League players and protested when they were not able to do so? |
Ah…
Top sh!thousing by the Brazlian authorities tbf
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:35 - Sep 5 with 1339 views | pointofblue |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:32 - Sep 5 by ElderGrizzly |
Ah…
Top sh!thousing by the Brazlian authorities tbf
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If this match is not played I think CONMEBOL/FIFA will go in hard on Brazil and gift Argentina a 3-0 win. FIFA have been pleading for the UK government to lift quarantine for the footballers and now Brazil, who have been protesting against it, are now using their equivalent of those rules. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:38 - Sep 5 with 1324 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:35 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
If this match is not played I think CONMEBOL/FIFA will go in hard on Brazil and gift Argentina a 3-0 win. FIFA have been pleading for the UK government to lift quarantine for the footballers and now Brazil, who have been protesting against it, are now using their equivalent of those rules. |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:46 - Sep 5 with 1297 views | pointofblue |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:38 - Sep 5 by ElderGrizzly |
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I say it again, would the Brazilian authorities have been that fussed about the nine Premier League players in their squad? Would they have been forced into isolation?
It's a pantomime out of anger that Martinez. Romero, Lo Celso and Buendia were released whilst the likes of Allison, Richarlison and Firmino weren't. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:52 - Sep 5 with 1273 views | WD19 |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:35 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
If this match is not played I think CONMEBOL/FIFA will go in hard on Brazil and gift Argentina a 3-0 win. FIFA have been pleading for the UK government to lift quarantine for the footballers and now Brazil, who have been protesting against it, are now using their equivalent of those rules. |
Tricky one that. If the players in question have committed a crime (in lying to the authorities in some way) then who are FIFA to say when and where is an appropriate time for Brazilian authorities to take action. |  | | |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:00 - Sep 5 with 1235 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:46 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
I say it again, would the Brazilian authorities have been that fussed about the nine Premier League players in their squad? Would they have been forced into isolation?
It's a pantomime out of anger that Martinez. Romero, Lo Celso and Buendia were released whilst the likes of Allison, Richarlison and Firmino weren't. |
Absolutely. It’s a political move which won’t end well for the Brazilian team.
The 4 UK based players have got 10 days in a UK hotel to look forward to as well, unless they go to a ‘cleansing country’ before and sit out their quarantine there | | | |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:02 - Sep 5 with 1228 views | pointofblue |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 20:52 - Sep 5 by WD19 |
Tricky one that. If the players in question have committed a crime (in lying to the authorities in some way) then who are FIFA to say when and where is an appropriate time for Brazilian authorities to take action. |
As said they're a bit daft if they ommitted UK off the forms considering the Premier League is broadcast worldwide. They could hardly cover it up. I think, in more liklihood, they misunderstood the forms and thought it just referred to the country flown from, rather than all.
It is farcical but, as I said before, if the Brazilian players had been released by the Premier League clubs would they have had to isolate for 14 days? If so they would have missed all three games. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:52 - Sep 5 with 1054 views | OwainG1992 |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:02 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
As said they're a bit daft if they ommitted UK off the forms considering the Premier League is broadcast worldwide. They could hardly cover it up. I think, in more liklihood, they misunderstood the forms and thought it just referred to the country flown from, rather than all.
It is farcical but, as I said before, if the Brazilian players had been released by the Premier League clubs would they have had to isolate for 14 days? If so they would have missed all three games. |
Can't wait to hear what Danny Kelly and Co have to say on talksport at 10 about this. |  |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:55 - Sep 5 with 1031 views | pointofblue |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:52 - Sep 5 by OwainG1992 |
Can't wait to hear what Danny Kelly and Co have to say on talksport at 10 about this. |
Tim Vickery's saying that only non-Brazilians have to quarantine for 14 days if having been in the UK after a certain point which is ruddy ridiculous if so, but explains why they cried over their players not being released but have now called foul on the Argentines. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 22:01 - Sep 5 with 1003 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 21:55 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
Tim Vickery's saying that only non-Brazilians have to quarantine for 14 days if having been in the UK after a certain point which is ruddy ridiculous if so, but explains why they cried over their players not being released but have now called foul on the Argentines. |
Yep, this is the new rule
In addition, players are apparently planning to head back via a stay in Croatia to avoid UK hotel quarantine [Post edited 5 Sep 2021 22:02]
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 22:07 - Sep 5 with 974 views | pointofblue |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 22:01 - Sep 5 by ElderGrizzly |
Yep, this is the new rule
In addition, players are apparently planning to head back via a stay in Croatia to avoid UK hotel quarantine [Post edited 5 Sep 2021 22:02]
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Surely that affects the integrity of the game or whatever FIFA were blathering on about too. Every country with UK based players are weakened when having to play away to Brazil. | |
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| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 22:27 - Sep 5 with 910 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Footballers aren’t the brightest - part 2389674 on 22:07 - Sep 5 by pointofblue |
Surely that affects the integrity of the game or whatever FIFA were blathering on about too. Every country with UK based players are weakened when having to play away to Brazil. |
Brazil didn't call up their UK-based players. They have a bit of a beef with Argentina calling up four... They could have stopped them at immigration (or, even protested when the squad was named) or when Argentina trained yesterday, but they decided to make a political point of it! | | | |
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