Attend Party During Lockdown Period, Aston Vila Captain Fines Club
JAKARTA - British attacking midfielder Jack Grealish apologized for violating self-isolation instructions due to the COVID -19 pandemic or the corona virus. Gealish attended a party last weekend.
This is known after a number of pictures spread in cyberspace showing the captain of the Aston Villa having a traffic accident in Solihull, near Birmingham.
An investigation has been launched following the emergence of the images, after a Range Rover damaged two parked cars in an accident in the Dickens Heath area on Sunday (local time).
The incident came a day after Grealish released a video on social media urging people to stay at home while Britain is under lockdown.
"Hi everyone, I just wanted to make a short video message to say how embarrassed I am with what happened this weekend," said the Manchester United target player in a video posted on Twitter.
"I know it's been a difficult time for everyone, hasn't been out of the house in a long time and I obviously just got a call from a friend asking to come over to his house and I stupidly agreed to do it."
"I don't want anyone to make the same mistake as me, so I encourage everyone to stay at home and follow the rules and guidelines as instructed."
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- Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) March 30, 2020
"I will be doing that in the near future now and I urge everyone to do the same."
"I hope everyone can accept my apologies and we can move on to this problem. Hopefully in the near future we can all go out and have fun again after all this is over," concluded the 24-year-old player.
A statement from Aston Villa confirmed Grealish would face a sentence and be fined with the money going to The University Hospitals Charity in Birmingham.
"Aston Villa is very disappointed that one of our players has ignored the Government's instructions to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis," the club said in a statement.
"Club captain Jack Grealish has accepted that his decision to leave his home was wrong and completely unnecessary. It violates clear government guidelines and must be followed by everyone.
"Players will be disciplined and fined with proceeds donated to The University Hospitals Charity in Birmingham."