Liverpool has confirmed the Premier League title, and there has been speculation about who might (or might not) get a medal. The rulebook makes it perfectly clear.
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Liverpool has won the Premier League title and the celebrations can begin. But who has earned themselves a Premier League medal and who might miss out?
There had been some talk that certain players might not reach the threshold to collect a medal. Federico Chiesa, for instance, has barely played since arriving from Juventus last summer.
However, in reality, the Premier League rulebook leaves it mainly up to the winning club to decide how medals are distributed. “The champions are given 40 commemorative medals made of silver, which are 2.25 inches (5.7 centimeters) in diameter,” it reads.
“They can be distributed to the manager, players and officials, as the club see fit, as long as every player who has made at least five Premier League appearances during the title-winning season gets one.
“Additional medals may only be presented with the consent of the Premier League Board, and that will only be granted if more than 39 players have made at least five Premier League appearances during the campaign.”
Heading into the game with Spurs, Liverpool has 21 players who have reached at least the five-game threshold. Chiesa is on four appearances but would still be in line to get a medal even if he doesn’t play another game before the campaign is out as a result.
Viteszlav Jaros, the young goalkeeper who came on at Crystal Palace when Alisson Becker got injured and Caoimhin Kelleher was absent, is on one appearance but could also get one. No other player has made an appearance in the league.
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