Ecuadorian player fined for kissing ball

The foot, ok, the hand, ok, the mouth no -

Kissing a ball is one of those gestures that we used to see on soccer fields without shocking anyone.

These days, in the midst of a pandemic, it has become a completely reprehensible practice for obvious reasons of hygiene.

Example in Ecuador, where a player had the misfortune to put his lips on the ball during the victory of his team Aucas against Macara (1-0).

Result: 1,200 fine.

Ouch.

Sergio Lopez of his name, is the first player to receive a fine for this sanction, put in place by the Ecuadorian football league to fight against the spread of Covid-19.

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On this day of the first division championship, which had been stopped for five months because of the pandemic, five other players were fined 1,200 dollars for having exchanged their shirts, another act now prohibited.

In addition, teams were also sanctioned for non-compliance with sanitary measures: Liga de Portoviejo for not having provided a first aid kit, and Barcelona SC for not providing alcohol or gel for disinfection. hands.

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