'Human table football' helps maintain social distance

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Football fans in Argentina have devised a novel way to keep playing while avoiding the risk of spreading Covid-19: a human table football pitch marked out in rectangular zones | More:

Players must stay within the rectangles designated to their team, so tackling the opposition players and spectacular pitch-long Lionel Messi-like dribbles are against the rules.Argentina has recorded over 75,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and over 1,500 deaths linked to the virus.

The government has had to reinforce lockdown measures in and around capital city Buenos Aires after a recent spike in cases. In Pergamino some restrictions have been eased, but football fans are having to do without the country's soccer league, which has been halted.

 

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