The first clear statement of its kind from world football’s governing body came as players were flying to countries for men’s World Cup qualifiers. “We encourage COVID-19 vaccinations,” FIFA said, “and endorse the World Health Organization’s position: safe, fair, and equitable access is critical in all countries. Those players who don’t want to be vaccinated would still be sent to spend 10 days in government hotel quarantine when flying back to England. “We believe this is a much more desirable solution to the situation that players faced in September,” FIFA said. The British government spoke out against players not getting vaccinated on Sunday.

Source: thestar October 03, 2021 21:56 UTC