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Former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres sues Spanish government
The famed footballer is demanding compensation from Spain for the closure of his gym during the pandemic
Ex-Liverpool and Chelsea ace Fernando Torres is suing the Spanish government for hundreds of thousands of euros for the financial losses he suffered when his fitness centre was shut down by the authorities for safety reasons at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Torres, the Spanish restrictions were “disproportionate and intense”.
The Spaniard retired in 2019 and is now a coach at his old club, Atletico Madrid.
Torres owns a chain of gyms called ‘New Fitness’ that were reportedly raking in profits of almost 100,000 euros a year before Covid hit. When Spain closed all public leisure businesses to prevent the spread of infection, the football star’s Madrid gym had to shut its doors and he is now seeking reimbursement of the 798,000 euros he allegedly lost as a result.
His claim has been dismissed by the local judge in Madrid but the case has since been escalated to the Spanish Supreme Court.
Spain finally decided to rid itself of the last remaining anti-Covid measure this week when the Ministry of Health announced masks will soon no longer be mandatory in pharmacies, hospitals and other health settings.
The decree ending the restriction was originally supposed to be passed on Tuesday June 27 but a full docket has pushed the matter back by a week or two.
Image: Cristina Cifuentes via Wikimedia Commons
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