Culture secretary Oliver Dowden announces formation of task force to help the Premier League and other sports get up and running safely amid coronavirus crisis with former Lionesses star Alex Scott to serve on it Oliver Dowden announced the news during Downing Street press conference Both the sporting and cultural calendars have been decimated in … Read more
Jamie Carragher says he can’t understand why Watford‘s players are staying away from training after the club confirmed three positive coronavirus cases on Tuesday night. The Hornets reported half of all positive coronavirus cases of the 748 tests that were carried out by Premier League clubs on their return to group training. The club’s captain Troy … Read more
Watford ‘had THREE of Premier League’s six positive coronavirus tests as more stars join captain Troy Deeney in refusing to train’ By Jordan Seward For Mail Online Published: 22:14 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 19 May 2020 Several more Watford players are refusing to train after the club provided three of the six positive coronavirus … Read more
Coronavirus is more common among Premier League footballers and staff than it is across England as a whole, data revealed today. Six players and members of staff from three separate top-flight clubs tested positive for COVID-19 – a rate of 0.8 per cent from 748 people swabbed. But that figure is almost three times higher than … Read more
Chelsea and England footballer Callum Hudson-Odoi has been photographed for the first time since his arrest on suspicion of raping a model. The 19-year-old Premier League star was seen today in a car as he arrived for training at Chelsea’s Chobham base, two days after he was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning. He … Read more
Premier League clubs have voted for a return to training this week in a much-needed boost to Project Restart following weeks of talks. Players at a number of top-flight clubs are already back training individually, but they will now be allowed to work together in groups of five from Tuesday as long as social distancing … Read more
The first sign of the Premier League’s return? Newcastle stars undergo coronavirus tests at makeshift drive-through testing stations at their training ground as they prepare to return to group work on Tuesday Newcastle United players underwent coronavirus testing on Sunday Stars were assessed at Darsley Park before return to training on Tuesday Premier League clubs … Read more
‘People are dying… So why are we rushing to start an unnecessary sport?’: Glenn Murray urges the Premier League to slam the brakes on Project Restart as he reveals players are split over safety fears By Harry Slavin For Mailonline Published: 09:43 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 10:19 BST, 14 May 2020 Brighton striker … Read more
‘It would lift the spirit of the nation’: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reveals plans to play Premier League games behind closed doors are under ‘active consideration’ as he reinforces government’s desire to see Project Restart succeed Dominic Raab has assured that a Premier League return is under consideration He says it ‘would lift the spirits … Read more
Premier League season ‘faces being CANCELLED and left unfinished’ if clubs cannot restart by June 19… with seven-week schedule leaving little room for error before UEFA’s deadline The remaining Premier League games could be played over a seven-week period There is a worry that the league will run close to UEFA’s August 2 deadline Clubs … Read more