BBC · Mar 12, 2025
Son questions why sporting events still continued in March 2020
Son's wait for answers over 2020 sporting events
BBC News, Liverpool
About 52,000 fans gathered for Liverpool v Atletico Madrid, two days before elite football was halted on 13 March 2020A son whose father fell ill after attending a football match in March 2020 is asking why the government did not cancel sporting events sooner.
Jamie Mawson's father Richard was among 52,000 spectators – including 3,000 Spanish football fans – who were allowed to attend a Champions League match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield on 11 March 2020.