translated from Spanish: ANFP asks government for permission for clubs to train

The National Professional Football Association (ANFP) asked the Minister of Sport, Cecilia Pérez, to allow clubs to carry out face-to-face training in full quarantine for the coronavirus pandemic. Through a letter, released by El Mercurio, the national football institutions requested special permission from the Executive to train, even in areas where it is declared a total quarantine such as the Metropolitan Region.” It is essential to resume the training process both physical-athletic and technical-tactical, so that after an adequate period of work, and when epidemiological condition and the national health authority allow it, competition can be resumed with a more demanding timetable with reasonable risks for athletes,” the missive argues.” Retraining does not mean setting a date for the return of the competition. However, if players don’t have four to six weeks of training, even if it’s sanitaryly authorized, we’re not going to be in a position to start the competition. It is therefore essential for all participants in this activity to be able to start training and that this planning is not affected by quarantines or traffic restriction measures,” he adds. The letter is signed by Sebastian Moreno, president of the ANFP; Fernando Yáñez, head of the Medical Commission; César Kalazich, of the Chilean Society of Sports Medicine; Gamadiel García, President of Sifup; Carlos Ramos, of the College of Technicians; and Marcelo Oyarzún, of the Association of Physical Football Preparers of Chile.

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