MADRID, April 13 — La Liga side Real Sociedad have abandoned plans to allow players to train individually at the club’s training ground and confirmed they would continue physical conditioning from their homes while the country fights the spread of the coronavirus. The Basque team had announced...
Real Sociedad's Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates scoring their first goal against Mirandes with teammates March 4, 2020. — Reuters pic
The Basque team had announced on Saturday that players would be able to train individually at the Zubieta training ground from Tuesday after receiving a Covid-19 test but the club have reversed the decision after facing a backlash on social media. Sociedad said on Sunday that their players would continue to conduct individual training at home but reiterated that they never intended for the squad to return to full training which would see them risk coming into close contact with each other.
“They were never going to do group training and each player could decide whether to train at home or the facility, always complying with the safety measures instructed by the health authorities.
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