Covid19: Newcastle bans handshaking during training.
Newcastle have banned their players from shaking hands with each other amid the fear of Coronavirus.
The Magpies have long since had a training-ground tradition whereby players and staff greet one another with a handshake every morning.
But Steve Bruce revealed: ‘We have a ritual where we shake hands every morning. We’ve stopped that on the advice of the doctor.
‘We have a superb doctor here and he’ll keep us informed. We’re glued to the TV and let us hope it doesn’t get any worse”
Valencia have also cancelled all ‘non-sporting first team activities’ including press conferences ahead of Saturday’s visit of Real Betis at the Mestalla in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
It comes after a fan who traveled to Italy to watch the team take on Atalanta in the Champions League return with positive test results and the club has acted to prevent further spreading of the virus this weekend.
Meanwhile as clubs await the ground of 16 fixtures in the Europa, Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjae is hoping and praying that they don’t get get to face Inter Milan.
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Fixtures in the Europa round of 16 will be revealed any moment from now with stakeholders already settled the event billed for UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.