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Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish claims the Premier League has ‘a very high vaccination rate for the age group of players’ – but refuses to blame the un-jabbed stars for the postponement of NINE top-flight games
- Several Premier League clubs are undergoing coronavirus crises in their squads
- Nine top-flight games have been called off this month due to Omicron outbreaks
- The Premier League has refused to unveil how many of its players are vaccinated
- The EFL reported that four in 10 players are not double-jabbed with the vaccine
- Steve Parish has refused to blame the unvaccinated for the postponements
- The Crystal Palace chairman claims the league has a high vaccination rate
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has claimed the Premier League has a high vaccination rate of players – but insists England’s un-jabbed footballers are not to blame for this week’s postponements.
Nine top-flight matches have been called off this month due to the spike in Omicron cases that has affected life in the UK, including half of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures.
Several managers, including Brentford boss Thomas Frank, have called for a temporary pause to Premier League football so clubs can get the virus under control, with reports claiming top-flight shareholders are set for a meeting on Monday to discuss a shut down.
The Premier League has, meanwhile, remained silent on the number of players who are vaccinated – but the EFL announced on Thursday that four in 10 players are still not double-jabbed.
However, Palace chief Parish has claimed that the majority of Premier League players are fully jabbed and has refused to place the blame for the postponements on those who have abstained from…
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Source : dailymail
