Supporters are not likely to be allowed back into matches “anytime soon,” the head of English soccer has warned, with cost-cutting underway across the game to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
All sport, including the Premier League, was shut down in Britain in March as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. Group training for teams has yet to resume due to strict social distancing regulations during the national lockdown.
The English Football Association, which owns Wembley Stadium and runs the national teams, is cutting its annual budget by 75 million pounds ($93 million) as it tries to offset a potential “worst-case scenario” deficit of 300 million pounds over the next four years.