Role Models or Rule Breakers: Is football rebelling Covid restrictions?

Should genuine two metre celebrations be put in place?

With football being back on TV and mainstream Media being one of the positive things to come out of Covid, its expected more people than ever will be watching the football with their family as they are placed in and out of tedious tier systems causing the stand to be replaced by the settee. But coincidently, could football be a reason why society might not be fully conforming to its roles set in place by the government? 

It’s the simplest things that can be overlooked which may potentially withhold the biggest transparent impact. The hugging and huddling after scoring is something I’m sure many of you will think is fine, but if you put it up against Covid guidelines it becomes a touchy subject.

 

Could it be encouraging people to break coronavirus restrictions, or am I beginning to go mad, but one thing is is that it is breaking the lockdown rules. People are forced to follow strict two metre guidelines to keep themselves safe, so why isn’t this followed by footballers?

 

They aren’t in social bubbles as they mix every weekend with other teams and with Covid case rising within many clubs throughout the leagues, could this be a factor or is it a misjudgement? 

There are no rules stating huddling or hugging after scoring is illegal, but it’s ironic how it’s frowned upon not to keep your distance in everyday life, yet not on a football pitch. On this note, you could suggest defending a corner is breaking the rules too? Defending a corner involves being up-close and personal with players, yet it is a significant part of the game. You kind of have to be up close and personal with players if you want to prevent conceding a goal. 

 

Unlike hugging when celebrating, a corner isn’t, but it has become natural instinct when scoring to celebrate together and I feel if you were to take it out the game it ruin the magic of scoring. But it can prevent transmission of the virus it should be scrapped until the virus pipes down. Even though the oxford vaccine has been cleared for ill transmission of the disease once you have been injected, footballers haven’t had their vaccine yet.

 

Even though they are tested before games but who knows if they have picked up somehow from somewhere before playing the match. I’m not saying footballers are the sole reason but with the status they have they should think twice before hugging each other next time.