Despite strict compliance with all quarantine measures, another Brighton’s coronavirus test gave a positive result, Sky Sports reports..

“Unfortunately, despite all the precautions, on Saturday, May 9, we got a third footballer,” said Brighton Executive Director Paul Barber.. - Since he did not have close contacts with other players, we hope that the remaining tests will be negative "

The first player and three club employees were infected in March.

Brighton opposed the replay of the Premier League championship in neutral fields, wanting to hold home matches at his stadium, albeit without spectators.

However, now the chances that the leadership of the Premier League will meet the "

The fact of a new infection is unlikely to affect the decision to finish the season. At least three new cases in Cologne and two in Dynamo Dresden have not yet forced the first and second Bundesliga to postpone the resumption of the championship, scheduled for May 16. And English football officials are largely following the example of their German counterparts.

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