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John Fleck tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Scotland s friendly vs Holland
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Scotland midfielder John Fleck has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss their friendly against Holland in Portugal.
Fleck will now self-isolate after his positive test at their training base in La Finca, Spain. The rest of the squad have been retested and have all posted negative results on Tuesday, according to the Scottish FA.
Scotland kick off their Euro 2020 campaign against the Czech Republic at Hampden on June 14.
What happened?
Fleck tested positive for COVID-19 while in Spain with Scotland.
The 29-year-old will now follow Spanish COVID-19 rules and self-isolate at Scotland’s training base in La Finca.
Scotland s Fleck to miss Netherlands friendly after contracting Covid-19
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01/06/2021 - 13:48 Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck has tested positive for coronavirus and is to self-isolate at Scotland s pre-Euro 2020 training camp in Spain the Scottish Football Association announced Rui Vieira POOL/AFP 2 min
London (AFP)
Scotland midfielder John Fleck has tested positive for coronavirus and will not travel to Portugal for this week s friendly with the Netherlands, the Scottish FA announced on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old will self isolate at the team s Spanish training camp in La Finca where they are fine-tuning their preparations for Euro 2020. The Scottish FA can confirm that John Fleck has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Scotland National Team basecamp in La Finca, read the statement.
Scotland s John Fleck tests positive for Covid-19 and won t travel to Euro 2020 camp for Netherlands friendly
Scotland s John Fleck tests positive for Covid-19 and won t travel to Euro 2020 camp for Netherlands friendly John Fleck has tested positive for Covid-19. The Scotland winger will therefore not travel to Portugal for his country s warmup friendly against Holland this week. The SFA confirmed the rest of the squad have been re-tested for the virus but all returned negative results. Fleck will now self-isolate. A statement read: The Scottish FA can confirm that John Fleck has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Scotland National Team basecamp in La Finca.