The restart of football in England is always linked to a very thin thread, which risks breaking at any moment. The Daily Mail publishes the news that the players have already been informed that the chances of ending the current championship are fading. Tomorrow there will be a meeting at the highest levels with the members of football to discuss the restart, meanwhile the English Football League (EFL) - the second professional league of English football, which organizes the three football leagues of rank immediately below the Premier League - he discussed it and, rather than thinking about a possible 'restart', he faced the problem of the long run without football. After a meeting of the EFL board, the club captains and representatives of the PFA (the footballers' representative body) were told to communicate to their teammates the real possibility that football will not restart. The problems related to the high number of tests for coronavirus that the players should undergo until the end of the season make the needle tip towards the suspension of calcium. Furthermore, the players were informed that, with regard to the verdicts, the solution of the 'sporting merit' of the teams could be applied. Many clubs, however, believe that if possible, the ancient promotion and demotion system should not be interfered with. PFA representatives asked the players to vote if they think it is acceptable to stop and if they would be willing to do so.
English football at risk, the players know it
2020-04-30T17:36:06.019Z
Captains told comrades after EFL and PFA meetings (ANSA)