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Robbie Copeland

Czech Republic Euro 2020 preparations in turmoil as Scotland's opponents vacate Oriam base camp

The Czech Republic have vacated Scotland 's Oriam base camp as their preparations for Euro 2020 have been disrupted by Covid regulations.

They  were due to train in Edinburgh but will instead base themselves in Prague, and travel to and from the UK for each of their Group D matches.

Scotland's opponents had planned to stay and train at Oriam for the Euros, and had booked the facility - which is Scotland's regular base - before they qualified for the tournament.

That forced Steve Clarke 's team to change their plans and they arranged to stay and train in Middlesbrough, roughly equidistant from Hampden and Wembley where Scotland will play their group games.

But the Czechs have now changed track as they announced on Twitter that Scotland's rules over isolation mean it is no longer feasible for them to stay in Edinburgh.

A statement reads: "The Czech national team will spend the whole UEFA Euro 2020 tournament in Prague instead of the basecamp in Edinburgh as it was planned originally.

"It's all due to the Covid-19 restrictions and rules in Scotland. We will flight to each of our group stage matches separately.

"One positively tested member of the team would mean the quarantine for the whole team as Scotland's restrictions say right now.

"It doesn't go along with the UEFA Return to Play Protocol. The Czech team has to negotiate accommodation, training pitch, and other logistic things."

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