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Real Madrid move football and basketball teams into quarantine

By Ben Sundock

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 24: A general view of the fountain at the facilities at Real Madrid's Valdebebas Ciudad del Real Madrid training grounds on May 24, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. The facilities coverer approximately 1,067 hectares of land and is close to Madrid's Barajas Adolfo Suarez International airport. The facilities include over a dozen playing fields plus the Alfredi di Stefano stadium with a capacity for up to 8,000 spectators. The facilities also include a new basketball arena, restaurants and a residence for both the first team and youth foreign players and their families. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 24: A general view of the fountain at the facilities at Real Madrid's Valdebebas Ciudad del Real Madrid training grounds on May 24, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. The facilities coverer approximately 1,067 hectares of land and is close to Madrid's Barajas Adolfo Suarez International airport. The facilities include over a dozen playing fields plus the Alfredi di Stefano stadium with a capacity for up to 8,000 spectators. The facilities also include a new basketball arena, restaurants and a residence for both the first team and youth foreign players and their families. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) /
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COVID-19 is now directly affecting Real Madrid players, coaches, staff, and facility workers. On Thursday, the same day that La Liga and Champions League matches were postponed indefinitely, the football and basketball teams were moved into quarantine.

Just when you thought the coronavirus pandemic was bad, guess again. The virus running rampant across the world has now seen 130,308 confirmed cases, with 3,059 of them in Spain.

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has affected Real Madrid directly and has caused the club to take drastic measures in order to keep players, coaches, and staff members safe and healthy.

The club’s website confirmed that basketball first team member Trey Thompkins had been diagnosed with coronavirus and because both teams workout and spend time at the Ciudad de Real Madrid training facility on a daily basis, every member of both teams have been put in quarantine effective immediately.

This prompted La Liga and UEFA to call off matches for the time being. Of course, Real Madrid football was scheduled to play Eibar in league play tomorrow night and Manchester City in the Champions Leauge round of 16 on Tuesday.

The basketball team, on the other hand, was slated to face Crvena Zvezda in EuroLeague competition tonight in Madrid, but that too has been postponed while officials decide how to proceed in dealing with the disease.

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The plan, at least for now, is for the players to self-isolate themselves at their homes and train individually to stay in shape. The club will provide personal training plans for the two teams and players will be in constant contact with team doctors just in case any symptoms appear.

The player’s health is the priority right now and whether or not the season continues at a later date does not matter.

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To all our readers around the world, stay safe, wash your hands, and avoid public gatherings if possible. 2020 is off to a freezing cold start, but things can and will get better very soon.

While we all want to see Real Madrid play – I was especially looking forward to the Man City match on Tuesday – they will finish the season out eventually and we will get our fill of football.

For more information about COVID-19, visit the CDC’s website or the website for your state’s Department of Health.

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