Rio mayor permits clubs to restart training

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The city's mayor met with club representatives on Sunday and agreed that players can immediately begin gym work and physiotherapy
The city's mayor met with club representatives on Sunday and agreed that players can immediately begin gym work and physiotherapy

Published: Mon 25 May 2020, 11:48 PM

Last updated: Tue 26 May 2020, 2:04 AM

The Rio de Janeiro government told football teams on Monday they could resume full training in June, opening the way to a resumption of the state's professional leagues.
The city's mayor met with club representatives on Sunday and agreed that players can immediately begin gym work and physiotherapy, with full training to begin next month.
"The understanding is for the adoption of a security protocol. In this initial phase the clubs can only do physiotherapy, work on rehabilitating the players' muscles (and) physiotherapy with the ball," Mayor Marcelo Crivella said.
"As for collective training and games, it was established these will be permitted only from the start of June."
The decision came a week after Brazilian champions Flamengo brought their players together to restart training, against official guidance.
Two of the city's top clubs, Fluminense and Botafogo, did not attend Sunday's meeting and are opposed to any quick return.

By Reuters

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