Premier League schedule: How will English soccer deal with the U.K. COVID spike as match postponements mount?
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The Premier League meets Monday to figure out a solution to postponed games in schedule crunch
Premier League clubs met on Monday to discuss solutions to the escalating Covid-19 crisis catalyzed by the new Omicron variant. Over half the 20 EPL clubs have had significant outbreaks in December with six matches called off in gameweek 17. LEAGUE % OF PLAYERS VACCINATED SERIE A 98 LIGUE 1 95 BUNDESLIGA 94 LALIGA 90 PREMIER LEAGUE 81
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has called for a circuit breaker, but Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wants to keep on playing.
"Stopping the league is probably not the right thing but with the schedule we have to be more flexible," said Klopp. "If the virus will be gone then I am the first that stops and goes home and waits until it is gone. But that is probably not the case, so where is the real benefit of it?"
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