December 11, (THEWILL) – UEFA has announced that Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League match against Rennes will not be rescheduled.
After the COVID-19 outbreak at Spurs that affected a sizeable number of the first-team squad and management staff, the match was postponed. Since then, negotiations have been ongoing to set a new date for the match.
UEFA has just released a statement stating that the game will not be rescheduled as “despite all efforts, a solution that could work for both clubs could not be found”. They have therefore referred the matter to the UEFA Control, Ethics, and Disciplinary Body.
After Spurs initially declared that the match between the two sides had been called off, Rennes chastised their Premier League opponents, releasing a statement criticizing Spurs for “a lack of fair play”.
The official statement from UEFA read: “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.
“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.”
Tottenham’s English Premier League match against Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday has also been postponed.
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