English league chief warns virus breaches could lead to football suspension

Football risks another suspension if clubs "continue to flout the rules" in place to limit the spread of coronavirus, the chief executive of the English Football League (EFL) has warned.

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EFL chief Trevor Birch at a football match in 2020. He urges clubs not to ‘flout the rules’ on limiting COVID, warning that football will come under extreme Government pressure to stop if players and clubs are not more vigilant. PHOTO: BT SPORT

2021-01-13 09:21:27

Football risks another suspension if clubs "continue to flout the rules" in place to limit the spread of coronavirus, the chief executive of the English Football League (EFL) has warned.

Elite sport has been allowed to continue despite a fresh national lockdown designed to slow down the rate of Covid-19 infections.

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