Premier League’s hopes of bringing fans back into stadiums in early October could be hampered.
This is after the UK government said that it would review the plans and limit test events for sports.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news conference that pilot events for sports in September would be restricted to a maximum of 1,000 fans per event.
Also speaking on Twitter, Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden said that, changes to the plans would be announced shortly, following an increased number of COVID-19 cases in the UK.
The new Premier League season starts Saturday and, as with the games played since the resumption of last season in June following the coronavirus lockdown, they would be closed to fans.
Furthermore, the Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Masters, said the league remained ready to carry out test events with the goal of getting some fans back in grounds by Oct. 1.
Masters, however, said the absence of fans had an economic impact beyond the affected clubs.
(Reuters/NAN)