

We understand the challenges that exist in the international match calendar and remain open to workable solutions." "Quarantine requirements mean that players' welfare and fitness will be significantly impacted. However, clubs have reluctantly but rightly come to the conclusion that it would be entirely unreasonable to release players under these new circumstances. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said: "Premier League clubs have always supported their players' desires to represent their countries - this is a matter of pride for all concerned. only)īrazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru are all on the British government's "red list" of countries that trigger a 10-day hotel quarantine on return. "Extensive discussions have taken place with both the FA and the government to find a solution, but due to ongoing public health concerns relating to incoming travellers from red-list countries, no exemption has been granted," the league said in a statement.

Premier League clubs will not release players called up for international duty if they are playing matches in a country on the UK's coronavirus "red list" to prevent them from having to quarantine on their return to England, the league said on Tuesday after a unanimous vote by member clubs. Premier League won't release players to 'red-listed' countries for World Cup qualifying You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
