England's Abraham, Sancho 'flout' virus rules at party
chuks oti
Oct 05, 2020
Chelsea's Tammy Abraham has apologised after footage emerged of him attending a party with England teammates Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho in an apparent breach of national coronavirus rules.
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The Sun newspaper published the video, which appears to show the three players at a gathering in London with more than six people present on Saturday.
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It comes a month after Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood were sent home for breaching Covd-19 protocols while with Gareth Southgate's England squad in Iceland.
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The Sun reports that the FA has seen footage of the party and quotes a spokesman as saying: "There will be no change to the England team at this stage."
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The England squad is due to assemble this week ahead of a friendly against Wales on Thursday and Nations League matches against Belgium and Denmark.
Chelsea pair Abraham and Chilwell and Borussia Dortmund's Sancho are all in the 30-man group.
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It was reported the party was organised as a surprise gathering for Abraham's 23rd birthday.
The forward has apologised, telling the newspaper: "I arrived home to find a small surprise gathering.
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"Though I was totally unaware this was planned, I would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown for the organisation and attending of this gathering.
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"All I can do now is learn from it, apologise to everyone and ensure it never happens again."
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