Jose Mourinho has admitted that he disobeyed the government’s directive to stay at home and maintain social distancing after he led Tottenham player to a training session.
A video from the training showed that the players didn’t heed the government’s advice to stay at least two metres away from others in public.
Mourinho has now acknowledged that he disobeyed the law.
“I accept that my actions were not in line with government protocol and we must only have contact with members of our own household,” Mourinho said.
“It is vital we all play our part and follow government advice in order to support our heroes in the NHS and save lives.”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan advised that the club follow the lockdown rule by authorities because their actions might encourage young ones to disregard it.
“My concern is people, particularly children who might support Spurs or follow football, may see these images, pick up a paper, watch the internet and think, ‘well if it’s OK for them, why isn’t it OK for me?’,” Khan said to BBC Breakfast.
“I don’t think it is necessary to be training in close proximity with another player who may be carrying the virus. And what you’re doing is inadvertently, unintentionally, potentially spreading the virus – you shouldn’t be doing that.”