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Coronavirus: Soccer team loses 37-0 in socially distanced match
A German football team lost 37-0 to their local rivals after fielding only seven players who socially distanced throughout the match.
Ripdorf fielded the minimum number of players on Sunday because their opponents SV Holdenstedt II came into contact in a previous game with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
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If Ripdorf had not played, they would have faced a €200 (£182) fine.
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He added of his players: "They did not go into direct duels and observed the social distancing rules, keeping two metres between them and Holdenstedt players."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54193770
Ripdorf fielded the minimum number of players on Sunday because their opponents SV Holdenstedt II came into contact in a previous game with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
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If Ripdorf had not played, they would have faced a €200 (£182) fine.
...
He added of his players: "They did not go into direct duels and observed the social distancing rules, keeping two metres between them and Holdenstedt players."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54193770
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