1. Emi Martinez, Cristian Romero, Emi Buendia and Lo Celso lied about having been in England within the last 2 weeks in order to enter Brazil
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2. Anvisa (an organ from Brazil’s Health Ministry) was alerted about this breach earlier today.
3. Anvisa and federal police went to the Argentina team hotel to detain and deport the 4 players in question, but they had already gone to the stadium
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4. Brazil’s Federal Government negotiated with CBF and Conmebol to give an exemption to the Argentinian players, which was granted.
5. Anvisa, meanwhile, rejected this motion and headed to the stadium.
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6. As is customary of São Paulo, traffic from the team hotel where Anvisa officials were was awful and they were stuck in traffic, delaying their arrival to the stadium.
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7. Upon arrival to the stadium, Anvisa officials and federal police met with CBF and Conmebol officials, who told them the match could proceed. Anvisa, meanwhile, said no chance and overruled them.
8. By this point, the match had already started.
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9. Anvisa officials and federal police took to the sideline to chat to the Argentinian FA.
10. After discussions with the Argentina sideline, Anvisa officials and federal police marched onto the field and halted the match.
11. Argentina players walked off the pitch.
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12. Anvisa and the federal police are still trying to get to the 4 Argentinian players involved in the matter, while the entire Argentina team is in the dressing room.
13. Argentina’s FA announce the match is officially suspended.
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14. Discussions currently going on behind the scenes at the stadium between Anvisa officials, CBF, Argentina FA, federal police, and Conmebol staff as to how to proceed.
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15. Official announcement released stating that play has been halted due to 4 of Argentina’s players lying and failing to follow health regulations and Covid protocols.
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16. Part of Argentina’s squad have locked themselves in the dressing room and are refusing to let federal police or Anvisa officials to enter.
What a carry on.
Meanwhile, in Brazil...
posted on 6/9/21
I don't blame the players at all. They were told either come or you lose your place in the national team.
Wtf are the Argie and Brazil FA's doing either not knowing the rules or deliberately ignoring them? They should both be docked points for this fiasco. Have wasted a lot of people's time.
Very frustrating we're caught in the middle of it, with our best two CB's missing our next game. Thankfully Nuno is level headed and it shouldn't affect us too much.
posted on 6/9/21
Romero is not endearing himself to the fanbase
Speak for yourself.
posted on 6/9/21
What gets me is if the players don't report for duty when asked, the countries federation enforces a ban on them playing anyway. International football is such a bore imo
posted on 6/9/21
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
What gets me is if the players don't report for duty when asked, the countries federation enforces a ban on them playing anyway. International football is such a bore imo
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Didn't seem that boring during the Euros when we were all singing Sweet Caroline.
posted on 6/9/21
comment by LukaBrasi COYS #FreePalestine (U22178)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
What gets me is if the players don't report for duty when asked, the countries federation enforces a ban on them playing anyway. International football is such a bore imo
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Didn't seem that boring during the Euros when we were all singing Sweet Caroline.
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I had the World Cup final playing in the background, I was on my phone most of the time. It’s boring.
posted on 6/9/21
comment by The Hybrid Doos (U10416)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by LukaBrasi COYS #FreePalestine (U22178)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
What gets me is if the players don't report for duty when asked, the countries federation enforces a ban on them playing anyway. International football is such a bore imo
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Didn't seem that boring during the Euros when we were all singing Sweet Caroline.
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I had the World Cup final playing in the background, I was on my phone most of the time. It’s boring.
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Bet you watched the group games and knock out matches. Must have gone to pub to watch a match too.
posted on 6/9/21
This is surprising considering Brazils governments approach to covid
posted on 6/9/21
We should wait to hear the player's side of this story before condemning them.
They may have been caught between a rock and a hard place.....the club and their national football authorities and the medical surveillance authorities.
And I do not believe the story about them being fined....yet.
Their selection for national teams is worth a lot of money to them. Refusing is like shooting themselves in the foot.
We are going to need both Romero and Lo Celso this season.
posted on 6/9/21
oh yes and................I smell Bolsonaro behind all of this story....he could have stopped it if he wanted to.
posted on 6/9/21
comment by LukaBrasi COYS #FreePalestine (U22178)
posted 9 hours, 1 minute ago
comment by The Hybrid Doos (U10416)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by LukaBrasi COYS #FreePalestine (U22178)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
What gets me is if the players don't report for duty when asked, the countries federation enforces a ban on them playing anyway. International football is such a bore imo
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Didn't seem that boring during the Euros when we were all singing Sweet Caroline.
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I had the World Cup final playing in the background, I was on my phone most of the time. It’s boring.
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Bet you watched the group games and knock out matches. Must have gone to pub to watch a match too.
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Didn’t watch any of the group games and didn’t go to the pub, really not bothered about international football. Lost interest years ago, when Sven got sacked in fact.