From football to surfing: 10 athletes opposed to the Covid-19 vaccine

By Novak Djokovic in N ‘Golo Cante and the Carey Irving, from tennis to football and basketball to surfing, they are ten famous athletes, who opposed the vaccination against Covid-19, as presented to them by the Spanish newspaper As:

Novak Djokovic: It is not known whether he was vaccinated or not, but the whole issue that has arisen, as well as his own statements and comments suggest that it is not.

Carey Irving: The Brooklyn Nets guard was undoubtedly the most famous person against vaccination in the NBA, a league where the 96% of players had been vaccinated at the beginning of the season. The New York team separated him from the team. In addition, the city regulations prevent to play in his state, so he made his debut for the season on January 6 as a guest against the Indiana Pacers. For now, he will only continue to play away games with the Nets. It is said that among Irving’s excuses was that vaccination was a “satanic plan for … connecting black people to a computer».

Joshua Kimich: The most famous case in Germany and Bayern was that of midfielder Joshua Kimich. He was attacked by Covid-19 last November and his team banned him from rallies except subtraction part of his salary.

Aaron Rodgers: The “general” of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL (American football) said last August that he was vaccinated. In November, he stuck to Covid-19 and stated that he had not taken any doses. So, for infringement of league protocols, the player was penalized by the league with $ 14,650, by the club with $ 300,000 and a sponsoring company canceled the agreement with him.

Kelly Slater: The 11-time world surfing champion, a well-known anti-vaccine, manifested in the last hours due to the upheaval caused by the case of Novak Djokovic. The surfer, who also had to travel to Australia to compete in the WSL Championship Tour, told the New York Times: “If you are vaccinated, why do you care about the other person’s condition? Unless, of course, the vaccine does not protect you“, He stated.

Anthony Rizzo: There are also cases of vaccinations in MLB (American Baseball). Former New York Yankees key player Anthony Rizzo tested positive in early August. It could be another case in the world of sports, if the American had not stated months ago that the vaccination was “life decision“, In addition to clarifying that he himself did the”his own research on the vaccine».

Pierre Hugo Uber: The French tennis player, one of the best in doubles in the world, is another, who decided not to get the vaccine. «It is one complex issue. Not being vaccinated is a personal choice“, Said Uber, who was publicly defended by one of his usual teammates, Nicolas Mahut, also a Frenchman.

N ‘Golo Cante: The French midfielder of Chelsea is among the many players in the English football leagues who chose not to be vaccinated. Cande has lost matches on this issue, like one of those who faced his team against Juventus in the group stage of the Champions League. His coach, Thomas Tuchel, has said he will not force his players to be vaccinated.

Sandgren Tennis: Another tennis player, an American this time, refuses to be vaccinated. Speaking about the long-running dispute over the issue with Djokovic, he commented ironically on Twitter last April: “I think it is time for Novak to publish the full history of his vaccination. And his medical history. And his account numbers. And what he had for breakfast every day of the past week». He will not play in the Australian Open as unvaccinated.

Vout Vergost: The Dutch striker from Wolfsburg had to apologize last month after his Instagram posts with which he seemed to have taken the Covid-19 pandemic lightly. «Imagine a vaccine as safe as it should be for you threaten to make it and a disease so serious that you have to take a test to find out that you have it“, He wrote but a little later he deleted it, after he said that he only wanted to say that they need to be heard”all possible views».

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

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