Dear everyone, just stop going to Dubai.<\/h3>\n

Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m old and boring but the idea of the United Arab Emirates, in general, just doesn\u2019t appeal to me. Maybe it\u2019s the human rights violations or criminalisation of homosexuality, who knows, let\u2019s just say, I\u2019m not chomping at the bit to go. But I seem to be in the minority.<\/h3>\n

Britons have been flocking to the Emirate in their droves over the last few weeks. Pandemic? Who gives a crap?<\/p>\n

2020 was\u2026 well, it was a hard year for everyone. Everyone found themselves affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and it\u2019s understandable that every single person would feel like they needed a holiday. Which would be fine if the virus was under control and not claiming more and more lives with each passing day.<\/p>\n

When the last round of WSL and Championship testing was conducted and the results released before the winter break, women\u2019s football fans were left to balk at the numbers that had skyrocketed. With 48 total positives returned from the period from the first week of the July through to the start of December, 32 positives in one round of testing was harrowing. Outbreaks were on the rise and the south of England was heading into Tier 4 as female footballers were heading off to the East.<\/p>\n

Under the guise of visiting Dubai on business<\/em>, players justified the trips to their clubs, either before they went or after they had been caught.<\/p>\n

Whilst it\u2019s true that footballers can\u2019t work from home like so many others have been implored to, jumping on a plane to fly three and a half thousand miles around the globe in the name of business seems\u2026 unlikely<\/em>, shall we say.<\/p>\n

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So disappointed. pic.twitter.com\/AjfOU6onnM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ellie (@elliesaysthings) January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n