UK government expects Premier League to help clubs after return of fans is delayed

Dowden: "The next steps will be to ask sports to help themselves, starting with the Premier League in respect of football and then to see what further support the government can provide."

The Premier League will be expected to help clubs throughout the football ladder after plans to allow fans to return at sports venues has been paused, according to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Oliver Dowden.

Although Sky Sports News was told on several occasions that the date was 'aspirational', the decision was met with widespread criticism from the football community, as the continued staging of games behind closed doors will plunge the financial situation of tens of clubs into even more jeopardy.

The Premier League was left 'frustrated' by the decision as it believed clubs could have safely hosted the return of fans although the government promised to provide a degree of financial help to clubs, which was welcomed by the Football Association.

Premier League chiefs are in talks with the EFL regarding a support package after the latter's chairman Rick Parry warned that Championship, League One and League Two clubs will lose a combined £200m if the 2020/21 season takes place entirely behind closed doors.

Speaking during Topical Questions in Parliament, Dowden said: "I am acutely aware of the impact to postpone from 1st of October.

"The next steps will be working alongside the Chancellor and sports first of all to understand their circumstances and details of what will impact them... [and] to ask sports to help themselves, starting with the Premier League in respect of football and then to see what further support the government can provide."

Minister for Sport Nigel Huddleston MP also told Parliament that he expects the "top tiers" of sport to help one another through the coronavirus crisis after the Government's decision to postpone the return of fans from October 1.

"We appreciate this latest announcement will have economic consequences," Huddleston said. "Where it can, we will expect the top tier of professional sport to look at ways in which it can support itself with Government focusing on those in need."

"I wish I could stand here and give definitive timescales for what we would be able to do [in allowing fans to return into stadia], but we live in such uncertain times." สูตรแทงบอลแม่นๆ

The minister confirmed that he has now written to all major spectator sports to formally begin discussions about the impact of no spectators watching live sport for potentially up to another 6 months.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that the phased return of fans to watch live sport, which was earmarked to start on October 1, could be on hold for six months due to fears over the growing rate of coronavirus infections.

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