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London, Sep 25 (AFP): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Friday demanded “some kind of solution” to prevent another club-v-country row over COVID quarantine rules for World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Eight Brazilian Premier League players \u2014 including Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker and midfielder Fabinho \u2014 were called-up by Brazil coach Tite for the next round of 2022 qualifiers in October.<\/p>\n
Premier League clubs refused to release players earlier this month for matches in countries on the British government’s ‘red’ list because of the 10-day quarantine rule facing returning travellers.<\/p>\n
In response, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and three other national associations asked FIFA to bar the players from club duty for five days before withdrawing their request a day before the next round of Premier League fixtures.<\/p>\n
“There must be a solution because we cannot just leave it like this and say it’s not a problem. Yes it is a problem,” said Klopp.<\/p>\n
“I know the relevant people are working on this, but there’s nothing decided yet, at least as far as I’m concerned.<\/p>\n
“We have a problem when the Brazilians are allowed, or when they go, to the next internationals.<\/p>\n
“We have a 12.30 kick-off at Watford (October 16). The game in Brazil is on Friday night (October 15), so obviously nobody has thought about that yet.<\/p>\n
“I just don’t know how you can do these kind of things where nobody reacts on the schedule. We have two problems. One is the schedule, it was always a problem.<\/p>\n
“TV and other guys, the Premier League, say, ‘OK, that’s how it is, they have to play, let’s have a look how they can sort that’.<\/p>\n
“Another thing, it’s not good for the players or the clubs as well and I hope the government comes up with some kind of solution.”<\/p>\n
FIFA president Gianni Infantino and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the possibility of quarantine exemptions for Premier League players this week.<\/p>\n
Manchester City’s Ederson and Gabriel Jesus, Fred of Manchester United, Chelsea defender Thiago Silva and Leeds striker Raphinha were also recalled by Brazil on Friday.<\/p>\n
Emerson Royal, who joined Tottenham from Barcelona on the last day of the summer transfer window, is also in the squad.<\/p>\n
Brazil have won all eight of their qualifiers and play Venezuela on October 7 in Caracas, Colombia in Barranquilla three days later and Uruguay on the October 14 at Manaus.<\/p>\n
The three September World Cup games included Brazil’s meeting with Argentina in Sao Paulo which was aborted minutes after kick-off over alleged COVID-19 quarantine breaches by Argentina’s English-based players.<\/p>\n
Brazil squad:<\/p>\n
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool\/ENG), Ederson (Manchester City\/ENG), Weverton (Palmeiras)<\/p>\n
Defenders: Danilo (Juventus\/ITA), Emerson (Tottenham\/ENG), Alex Sandro (Juventus\/ITA), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro), Eder Militao (Real Madrid\/ESP), Lucas Verissimo (Benfica\/POR), Marquinhos (PSG\/FRA), Thiago Silva (Chelsea\/ENG).<\/p>\n
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid\/ESP), Edenilson (Internacional), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool\/ENG), Fred (Manchester United\/ENG), Gerson (Marseille\/FRA), Lucas Paqueta (Lyon\/FRA).<\/p>\n
Strikers: Antony (Ajax\/NED), Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City\/ENG), Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid\/ESP), Neymar (PSG\/FRA), Raphinha (Leeds United\/ENG), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid\/ESP).<\/p>\n
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