Russian Premier League team FC Rostov infected with coronavirus, school kids sent to play

Russian Premier League returned on Friday after league was halted in mid-March in a bid to contain spre of novel coronavirus. As Russian Premier League return loomed in, perils of resuming contact sport in midst of a pandemic came to fore, after six FC Rostov players tested positive for coronavirus, forcing club’s 42 personnel into a mandatory 14-day quarantine on eve of Russian Premier League restart. club sent out ir youth team for ir clash against FC Sochi on Friday night after FC Sochi disagreed to postponing game. 

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Russian football team coronavirus: FC Rostov coronavirus scandal forces youth team to play in Russian Premier League

FC Rostov coronavirus testing saw whole team placed under isolation after six players tested positive. Russian football team coronavirus testing saw 42 personnel in contact with those infected, forcing a force majeure on eve of Russian Premier League restart. FC Rostov, who were 12 points behind leers Zenit in Russian Premier League standings, and just three behind a place in next season's Champions League, asked ir opponents FC Sochi to postpone game, which midtable club declined. With FC Rostov coronavirus situation forcing entire first-team under lockdown, team were forced to send ir youth team to game, with oldest of m being 19-year-old midfielder Nikita Kolotievsky, while youngest of m being Maxim Stavtsev, who turned 16 in January. 

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FC Sochi were obliterated by Russian social media, with none of kids having practised for a game for more than three months, while were attending school via Zoom.

ir lack of sportsman spirit drew ire of fans online, with many drawing links between Zenit and FC Sochi, while furr linking m to Russian President Vlimir Putin.  FC Sochi attracted furr detractors when y posted a photo of a s-looking school kid, with post stating that playing field is even and everyone was at school once. Speaking to media, Rostov president Artashes Arutyunyants said that health of his players post FC Rostov Coronavirus scandal was far more important than winning three points and finishing higher in Russian Premier League standings and offered no comment on FC Sochi's decision to oppose postponement of  game. 

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(Image Credit: FC Rostov twitter)