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Pepe Reina Says 'It Was Crazy to Keep Playing' in EPL Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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Continuing to play games in the Premier League amid the outbreak of the coronavirus was a decision that left Pepe Reina baffled.

Reina, who has been tending goal for relegation-threatened Aston Villa while on loan from AC Milan this season, told Marca (h/t MailOnline's Kieran Jackson): "It was crazy to keep playing. We must all take this seriously. The other countries most affected have already taken their radical measures and we have to go down that path. England cannot close its eyes and look the other way.