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The match between Son Heung-min's team, Tottenham Hotspur, has been postponed again in the aftermath of Corona 19.

Not only Tottenham Hotspur, but the entire Premier League has been hit with a corona emergency.



Correspondent Lee Jeong-chan.



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Tottenham Hotspur, who suffered a direct hit from Corona 19, showed their anticipation through social media ahead of the game in 11 days.



However, we had to announce the cancellation just six hours before kickoff.



The league secretariat, which had not previously accepted the request to postpone the match, hastily decided to cancel it as the number of confirmed cases also surged in the opposing team, Leicester City.



Tottenham Hotspur, where Son Heung-min and other players known to have tested positive are returning to training one after another, bought time to prepare for Liverpool three days later, but the future schedule has become more burdensome as it has already been delayed by three games.



Besides, Liverpool's match is unpredictable.



Liverpool played a match against Newcastle today (17th) and won 3-1, but three people, including the defender's nuclear Pandeek, tested positive before the game, so there is a high risk of further confirmation.



[Jurgen Klopp/Liverpool manager: The virus is all around us now, so the number of confirmed cases is unlikely to be limited to three.]



As the spread of Omicron in England grows, the Premier League has played nine games this week, including five over the weekend. is experiencing lameness to postpone the game, and voices calling for the league to be suspended for the time being are growing.



(Video editing: Kim Byung-jik)