Plans for the all-English Champions League final in Istanbul later this month have been thrown into chaos by the British government’s decision to put Turkey on their overseas travel red list. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, said that the government is open to hosting the final between Chelsea and Manchester City in the UK. SponsoredThe red list status means that City and Chelsea’s players and staff, and up to 12,000 fans who had hoped to travel to the match on May 29 from England, are required to quarantine for ten days upon their return to the UK. Shapps said the listing would apply from May 17 and would not be reviewed for three weeks after that, ruling out a change of status for Turkey before

Source: The Times May 07, 2021 16:14 UTC