Soccer-Real Madrid defender Carvajal tests positive for COVID in Saudi Arabia


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - December 12, 2020 Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal shoots before Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak scores an own goal REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

RIYADH (Reuters) - Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has tested positive for COVID-19 while the team is in Saudi Arabia playing in the Spanish Super Cup, the club confirmed on Friday.

A Real Madrid spokesman told Reuters that the club is consulting the Saudi authorities to learn what procedures to follow. The club confirmed that the player had been vaccinated against COVID-19.

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