An Analysis Safe Protocols Employed in Professional Male Soccer and the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the 2020 Brazilian Championship

Leonardo José Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Pedro da Gama Roberto de Albuquerque, Gabriel de Almeida Vasconcellos, Rodrigo Mendonça do Nascimento, Nadine Tonelli Cavalari, Daniel Range, Andressa Fontes Guimarães-Mataruna and Bianca Ortiz-Silva
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Leonardo José Mataruna-Dos-Santos: Sport Management Department, Faculty of Management, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai 415053, United Arab Emirates
Pedro da Gama Roberto de Albuquerque: Physical Education and Sports School, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro 21941-599, Brazil
Gabriel de Almeida Vasconcellos: Physical Education and Sports School, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro 21941-599, Brazil
Rodrigo Mendonça do Nascimento: Mathematics and Nature Science Center, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro 21941-916, Brazil
Nadine Tonelli Cavalari: NUMPEX-Bio, Biotechnology Department, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro 25245-390, Brazil
Daniel Range: Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relation, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
Andressa Fontes Guimarães-Mataruna: Department of Communication and Arts, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Bianca Ortiz-Silva: Health Sciences Center, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-16

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic directly reached and impacted upon elite sports and caused the postponement of sporting events globally. In order to enable the return of activities, protocols were created with recommendations to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. The objective of this work is to analyze and compare the safe return protocols of major football leagues and associations to those of the Brazilian Championship, as well as to survey the numbers of COVID-19 outbreaks in clubs that competed in the 2020 Brazilian Championship Series A. The documentary research was carried out through the analysis of articles published on open-source football league and federation websites. National and international return protocols were verified, as well as the documenting of isolated cases and outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Championship. In the Brazilian Championship, the return to play occurred at a time when COVID-19 case numbers were rising, a fact that, together with the decentralization of the match cities, was likely linked to the number of positive cases. A total of 302 positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in 14 outbreaks during the competition. Therefore, this work identifies good practice and underscores the need to reassess and refine the protocols to minimize the impacts of COVID-19 going forward.

Keywords: COVID-19; soccer protocol; Brazilian Championship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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