(Reuters) - Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson condemned captain Luka Milivojevic after the Serbian midfielder appeared to breach COVID-19 guidelines on New Year’s Eve by attending a party, but said he would not be stripped of the armband. Social media pictures showed Milivojevic and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic at a gathering with at least seven other adults on New Year’s Eve. Milivojevic played in Palace’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday after testing negative for the novel coronavirus. “I know about it and obviously we condemn it,” Hodgson told reporters after the game. “The player is aware of the club’s disappointment and of the standards that are expected of him,” British media quoted Fulham as saying in a statement.

Source: Egypt Today January 03, 2021 04:18 UTC