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Swedish soccer players told to avoid handshakes
STOCKHOLM -- The Swedish Football Association has recommended soccer players avoid shaking hands before and after matches because of concerns about H1N1 flu.
"It's not a ban, but a recommendation," said Per Renstrom, the association's physician. "It's up to the players, but during a shorter period we think that handshakes should be avoided."
The recommendation is effective immediately. It affects all men's and women's players in Sweden.
Renstrom, a former sports medicine professor at the University of Vermont, said it's up to team leaders to recommend if handshakes should be avoided during World Cup qualifiers.
There has been one case in Sweden with several players from one team sidelined with H1N1 flu. But no first-division side has reported any cases.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 10, 2009 C2
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