Categories: Football

Mourinho accepts he flouted social distancing protocol


Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho has admitted that his recent actions during a training session with his players were not in line with government protocol.
Mourinho was photographed flouting coronavirus social-distancing guidelines on Tuesday.
The Portuguese trainer was pictured leading a training session with record signing Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common.


Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon were also filmed running together through the same London park.
Serge Aurier posted a video of himself on Instagram jogging alongside another.
Spurs said they have spoken to the players to “remind them to respect” the government’s coronavirus guidelines, while the Metropolitan Police said it was “aware” of the social media footage but “no complaints had been received in relation to this incident”.
Mourinho has now accepted culpability and admitted that he was out of order.


“I accept that my actions were not in line with government protocol and we must only have contact with members of our own household,” Mourinho said.


“It is vital we all play our part and follow government advice in order to support our heroes in the NHS and save lives,” he said.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the players and Mourinho should be leading by example.
The Premier League has been suspended since March because of the pandemic.
A spokesperson for Tottenham said: “All of our players have been reminded to respect social distancing when exercising outdoors.
“We shall continue to reinforce this message,” the spokesperson concluded.

Sammy Wejinya

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