Pepe Reina: It was crazy to continue playing in England Premier League | Coronavirus Goalkeeper speaks to MARCA

In the health crisis caused by a pandemic across the globe, it affects not only to those playing in LaLiga Santander but also to those competing abroad, such as Pepe Reina, who has been playing elsewhere for 15 years and is now with Aston Villa.

He joined the Premier League club on loan from AC Milan earlier this season and now finds himself in a never seen before situation.

"Here, in England, they have recommended prudence and to try to be at home as calm as possible," Reina told MARCA from his home in Birmingham alongside his five children, all of whom are still at schools which remain open.

"I don't have to look after myself at home because we're going to rest over the weekend and on Monday we have training.

"Only those who have positive cases in their teams, like Chelsea or Arsenal, have put their players in quarantine and isolation, but we keep training as usual from Monday."

The Premier League was reluctant to postpone any matches, only deciding to do so on Friday as Mikel Arteta tested positive just hours after the league sent out a statement saying that the schedule would continue as planned.

"It was crazy to keep playing, we have to take this seriously," Reina insisted.

"Other countries which are more affected have already taken more radical measures and we have to follow this path, England can't cover their eyes and look the other way, the life and health of everyone is more important than sport.

"You have to have clear priorities in life and football is just a game and entertainment for people, the health of the people has to come first ahead of any other interest."

Also concerned by the situation in Italy and Spain, he is clear on what should happen next.

"The leagues should only start once everything has calmed down, the most logical solution is to send the European Championship to next year, that should perhaps be the first measure," he added.