The Coronavirus and its impact on sport/Fans Return (Merged)
The Italians cancelled all games in Lombardy and Veneto regions today including Inter vs Sampdoria to try and contain an outbreak of Coronavirus.
Unfortunately, it looks like the efforts to contain this virus globally have failed and it is only a matter of time until we get a major outbreak here. I suspect we could also see games being cancelled to try and contain any outbreak here.
This could be a big issue for the football authorities (as well as the NHS of course and the Government
European leagues have until 25 May to tell Uefa whether they want to complete or cancel their seasons.
Football is suspended in all European countries apart from Belarus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Premier League has this week stepped up its plans to resume the season in what has been labelled 'Project Restart'.
Arsenal, Tottenham, Brighton and West Ham have opened their training grounds to players for individual work.
The Premier League league is hopeful of a po
