Leicester City climbed to second place in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL). James Madison (Leicester City) drew attention immediately after scoring with a’distance ceremony’.
Leicester City beat Southampton 2-0 at their home game at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England on the morning of the 17th (Korean time). Leicester City, who won 2 consecutive wins and 5 games in a row (3 wins, 2 draws), took 11 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses (35 points), lowering Liverpool (9 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses, 33 points) to 3rd place and leaps to 2nd place. did. The difference is 1 point from Manchester United (11 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses, 36 points).
Madison, who scored the winning goal in the first place, held a’distance ceremony’. Madison scored a goal from the right side of the penalty area with a pass that Yuri Tilemans handed in the middle in the 37th minute of the 0-0. Shortly after scoring, Madison calmed his approaching teammates and shook hands without holding his hand. The EPL Secretariat recently reinforced quarantine measures in accordance with the policy of the British government. It was added to refrain from unnecessary contact during the game, and goal celebrations for sharing hugs with colleagues were officially banned. Leicester City scored an extra goal by Harvey Barnes in the 50th minute of the second half.
Immediately after the match, Madison said, “Before the match, coach Brandon Rogers emphasized that if you want to continue playing football, you have to do your duty and do a’distance ceremony’.” Madison said, “Thanks to football, a lot of people are going through tough times. “Any team had to start. “We tried new things with optimism and a good feeling.”
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