Soccer-Chelsea manager Tuchel calls for transparency on COVID-19 postponements


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final - First Leg - Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - January 5, 2022 Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel reacts Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel called on the Premier League to be more transparent in decisions over games being postponed due to COVID-19, after Leicester City's Premier League match at Everton was called off on Sunday.

Leicester had a depleted squad due to COVID-19 cases, injuries and players on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. It is the 19th Premier League match to be postponed this season.

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