Tapping Elbows Is the New High-Fiving

Team of happy soccer players with their captain holding a soccer ball
Team of happy soccer players with their captain holding a soccer ball

In an effort to curb the spread of the flu, one Manhattan youth soccer league is suggesting that, instead of high-fiving, “the safest thing to do is to touch elbows.” Which makes sense, but also, if you have the flu, why are you playing soccer? It’s not the World Cup, kids, don’t be a hero.

Soccer Players Tapping Elbows Thanks to Flu