Premier League captains have held discussions about coming together to generate a fund that would be devoted to help the NHS in their fight against Covid-19.
Jordan Henderson, Liverpool’s skipper, was instrumental in getting the talks off the ground but all his contemporaries — including Everton’s Seamus Coleman — have been heavily involved in finding a solution.
Top-flight footballers found themselves plunged into the spotlight on Thursday night when Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, called on them to ‘play their part’ and take pay cuts with the nation in the midst of a financial crisis.
His comments, however, were greeted with fury by players up and down the country.