Arsenal manager Arteta tests positive for coronavirus

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Arsenal manager Arteta tests positive for coronavirus

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v West Ham United - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - March 7, 2020 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Premier League club said on Thursday, with the first-team squad set to self-isolate as a result.

 

The club's Hale End training centre has been temporarily closed.

 

"Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, including the full first-team squad and coaching staff," Arsenal said in a statement.

 

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-13

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[jellydog]

I'd guess its only a matter of time before the EPL gets shut down. You gotta do what you gotta do.

[ChipButty]

The FA having an emergency meeting Friday morning

[champers]

Looks like it is only Premiership players and coaches who are catching the virus and causing postponements; the oh so important, precious little darlings.

[Emdog]

In big picture, my question is meaningless, but still want to know: will Liverpool be named champion if season is stopped? Will it always have an "*" after title indicating shortened season?

[Justgrazing]

Chelsea's Tammy Abraham has gone down with it also .. P L have an urgently arranged meeting today and its hard to see anything other than postponement of fixtures at the very least .. 

[mrbojangles]

24 minutes ago, Emdog said:

will Liverpool be named champion if season is stopped? Will it always have an "*" after title indicating shortened season?

In short, we don't know yet. As Justgrazing says above, PL have an emergency meeting today:-

 

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11956624/mikel-arteta-premier-league-to-hold-emergency-fixtures-meeting-after-arsenal-head-coach-diagnosed-with-coronavirus