FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - June 27, 2020 Hoffenheim's Robert Skov reacts, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Ina Fassbender/Pool via REUTERS
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish international Robert Skov and a team assistant have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been sent home ahead of a friendly against neighbouring Sweden, the country's football association said on Tuesday.
Denmark's squad was heavily reduced with nine other players, including Barcelona's Martin Braithwaite and RB Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen, put in isolation and ruled out of Wednesday's match because they potentially had been in contact with Skov or the assistant.
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