Football managers whose age makes them more vulnerable to Covid should be allowed to give their team talks on the pitch or via a video link as part of measures to avoid a suspension of the national game, a leading public health expert has suggested
Professor Keith Neale told Sportsmail that vulnerable people within the game could be shielded, as happens in other industries, by avoiding indoor spaces, rather than suspending matches wholesale.
The prospect of a 'circuit break' has been raised by some chairmen in the Premier League as concern grows over rising coronavirus infection rates within communities and football clubs.