Unvaccinated Premier League players could be forced to isolate for 10 days on their return from Champions League and international fixtures abroad under new rules being considered by Culture Minister Nadine Dorries.
The toughening up on exemptions for the minority of sports stars who have refused to be vaccinated comes as Premier League chief executive Richard Masters wrote to clubs last week informing them that the league was ‘exploring the potential of additional measures relating to as yet unvaccinated players and staff’.
If the Government changes the rules for so-called ‘sporting bubbles’ it would mean clubs having to leave unvaccinated players out of foreign games, or Gareth Southgate not being able to pick them for England games abroad.