Tottenham kicked out of Europa Conference League by UEFA

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Tottenham has been kicked out of Europa Conference League after it was determined that they forfeited their last group stage game against Rennes&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">After the game was postponed owing to a Covid outbreak at Spurs and the two teams couldn&&num;8217&semi;t agree on a new date&comma; UEFA awarded Rennes a 3-0 victory&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;15800" style&equals;"width&colon; 310px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-15800" class&equals;"wp-image-15800 size-medium" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;Tottenham-&period;-300x158&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Kicked out of Europa" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"158" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-15800" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Tottenham kicked out of Europa<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">This has sentenced Antonio Conte&&num;8217&semi;s team to third place in Group G behind winners Rennes and Vitesse&comma; denying them a knockout stage encounter against Rapid Vienna and sending them out of the competition&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">UEFA set a deadline of December 31 for any rescheduled game to be played&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">With Rennes&&num;8217&semi; winter break beginning this week and the Spurs&&num;8217&semi; December calendar already full&comma; there was little room for the game to fit in&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Spurs were asked by UEFA to shift one of their domestic games this month to make room for the Rennes match&comma; and their attempt to postpone last week&&num;8217&semi;s trip to Leicester was refused by the Premier League before it was called off anyway owing to the Foxes&&num;8217&semi; Covid troubles&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Eight Tottenham players and five staff members tested positive for Covid&comma; and Tottenham said 24 hours before the game that it would not be feasible to play&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Rennes was enraged by the late call&comma; as the French team blasted their opponents for making a &&num;8216&semi;unilateral choice&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">A match must be played as long as the team has 13 outfield players and a goalie&comma; according to competition rules&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Spurs were believed to have just about enough players available&comma; even without suspended Ryan Sessegnon and injured or Covid-affected players&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;