All 12 host cities at Euro 2020 have indicated to UEFA they will accommodate at least some fans at the tournament in the summer, ahead of a deadline to confirm numbers this week. Cities had been warned by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin that they would lose their matches if they could not confirm supporters will … Read more
Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports to get fans back into stadiums next season as both bodies throw support behind scheme The Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports introduced for next season Both bodies support the scheme that would help with the return of supporters Plans will be in place for fans who … Read more
FA Cup semi-final test events will herald a summer of spectator sport as Ministers prepare for football stadiums, nightclubs and theatres to reopen Events are expected to use pre-admission Covid testing and social distancing Prime Minister will receive a report on results of pilots before giving green light Premier League planning to allow fans to … Read more
Six Nations, no crowds: Scotland take the lead 3-0 against England in eerily silent Twickenham as millions of rugby fans cheer on at home Scots took an early lead in southwest London, perhaps alleviated by absence of the usual 80,000 onlookers Earlier France trounced Italy 50 points to 10 at a similarly quiet contest at … Read more
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Football matches in empty stadiums during the current pandemic have made players and coaching staff engage in fewer altercations on the pitch, a new study claims. Austrian researchers compared male players and staff during matches played both before leagues were suspended due to coronavirus and those played when football restarted without fans in stadiums. Overall, … Read more
Football and rugby fans were finally allowed back into stadiums to watch matches following the UK’s second lockdown. Football fans were seen attending Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London while adhering to social-distancing rules. A limited number of fans are allowed to attend stadiums and Tottenham, which has a capacity of 62,303, has allowed 2,000 spectators … Read more
Around 10,000 masked football fans have been allowed to take their seats in sports venues in London, Carlisle, Shrewsbury and Cambridge as England exits its four-week lockdown. Fans went to the 27,000-capacity Valley sports stadium in Charlton to watch the League One clash between Charlton Athletic and MK Dons, while Carlisle United squared off against Salford … Read more
Care homes will have to wait to get hold of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for its residents because they can’t be broken down into batches smaller than 975 at a time, the chief of the NHS said today. Sir Simon Stevens, appearing at a Downing Street briefing alongside Boris Johnson, said the logistics of getting the … Read more
Live sport is coming back! Stadiums will be allowed to re-open from December 2 with upto 4,000 fans allowed in Tier 1 areas and upto 2,000 in Tier 2 areas Sportsmail revealed that proposals were submitted to allow fans to return Stadiums in Tier 1 and 2 will be allowed fans once the second lockdown … Read more