Football: Expulsion warning as Chinese teams enter 70-day COVID-19 'bubble'

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Chinese Super League clubs were warned their season could be over if they break strict coronavirus rules, as Wuhan Zall led teams into a ...

Players and coaching staff from Wuhan Zall arrived in Suzhou at the weekend ahead of the new season. SHANGHAI: Chinese Super League clubs were warned their season could be over if they break strict coronavirus rules, as Wuhan Zall led teams into a sealed-off hotel that will be their home for more than two months.

Players, coaches and support staff will have their movements severely restricted for the next 70 days and when not training or playing matches they must stay in their hotel. "Our anti-epidemic measures are very strict and those who violate them could be kicked out of the league for this season," Qi Jun, the CSL official responsible for virus control, told the state Xinhua news agency.Fabio Cannavaro's reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande play FA Cup winners Shanghai Shenhua in the season-opener on Saturday in Dalian, followed the same day by Wuhan Zall versus Qingdao Huanghai in Suzhou.

The virus emerged in the central Chinese city towards the end of last year before spreading worldwide, with people living there subjected to a particularly harsh 76-day lockdown.

 

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