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Published 12:18 30 Aug 2021 BST
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If he had travelled to South America for Uruguay's games against Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, he would have had to quarantine for 10 days upon his return to the UK, ruling him out of four first team matches.
In a tweet on Monday morning, the Uruguay FA confirmed his call-up had been cancelled for these reasons, saying: "The Uruguayan FA announces that, in accordance with the publicly known situation which has been made for players in England, it has decided to cancel the selection of footballer Edinson Cavani."
https://twitter.com/Uruguay/status/1432150566038384644
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be particularly pleased by this news, having been vocal in his criticism of the possibility that Cavani would fly out to represent his country.
"It’s an impossible situation for the clubs, it’s an impossible situation for the players. We understand that there are rules and broader issues here, that’s why we have to follow the rules," he told reporters last week.
"If there was a choice for me, playing for Norway or playing for Man United, I know who my employer is."
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