BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's La Liga soccer clubs should not be using coronavirus tests on healthy players when there could be other people in the country who need them, Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales said on Tuesday.
Various teams have tested players for the virus, including Valencia, who said on Monday that 35 percent of their first-team squad and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus but were asymptomatic.
"The result for the player is the same, if they are positive and don't have severe symptoms they will be confined at home. Testing players seems unsupportive and absolutely anti-patriotic in these conditions." "The competitions must be finished, before June 30 if possible, but this date doesn't have to be a wall, the objective is that all competitions finish in the fairest way," Rubiales added.
The Spanish FA president said the Copa del Rey final could take place next season if necessary. It currently does not have a date after it was postponed from April 18.
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