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UEFA confirm Tottenham vs Rennes will not be played

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Spurs are currently dealing with a Covid-19 outbreak / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages

UEFA have confirmed that Tottenham vs Rennes in the Europa Conference League cannot be played and will be referred to a disciplinary panel to decide the result.

The game was initially scheduled for Thursday 9 December, however it was called off after Spurs’ squad was decimated by an outbreak of Covid-19.

As per UEFA directives, the game would have had to be played before the close of the year but despite all the parties best efforts, a suitable date could not be found.

“Following a COVID-19 outbreak in the team of Tottenham Hotspur FC ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against Stade Rennais FC, scheduled to take place on 9 December 2021 in London, the match could not take place,” a statement read.

“In accordance with Annex J of the UEFA Europa Conference League regulations, UEFA, in cooperation with the two clubs tried to find a viable solution in order to reschedule the match, so as to ensure the group stage could be completed accordingly.

“Unfortunately, despite all efforts, a solution that could work for both clubs could not be found. As a consequence, the match can no longer be played and the matter will, therefore, be referred to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body for a decision to be taken in accordance with Annex J of the above-mentioned competition regulations.”

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The news will likely come as a relief for Tottenham as they are already facing a frustrating fixture backlog in the Premier League. Prior to their coronavirus outbreak which caused Sunday’s meeting with Brighton to be canned, a trip to Turf Moor was postponed due to bad weather.

Thursday’s fixture against Leicester City is also expected to be cancelled, unless Spurs return a significant number of negative Covid-19 tests beforehand.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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