Euro 2020 host cities are ALL ready to allow some fans into stadiums

All 12 host cities at Euro 2020 have indicated to UEFA they will accommodate at least some fans at the tournament in the summer, ahead of a deadline to confirm numbers this week. Cities had been warned by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin that they would lose their matches if they could not confirm supporters will … Read more

Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports to get fans back into stadiums

Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports to get fans back into stadiums next season as both bodies throw support behind scheme The Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports introduced for next season  Both bodies support the scheme that would help with the return of supporters  Plans will be in place for fans who … Read more

FA Cup will herald a summer of spectator sport as Ministers prepare for stadiums to reopen 

FA Cup semi-final test events will herald a summer of spectator sport as Ministers prepare for football stadiums, nightclubs and theatres to reopen Events are expected to use pre-admission Covid testing and social distancing Prime Minister will receive a report on results of pilots before giving green light Premier League planning to allow fans to … Read more

Six Nations kicks off with no fans in stadiums as England take on Scotland in an empty Twickenham

Six Nations, no crowds: Scotland take the lead 3-0 against England in eerily silent Twickenham as millions of rugby fans cheer on at home Scots took an early lead in southwest London, perhaps alleviated by absence of the usual 80,000 onlookers Earlier France trounced Italy 50 points to 10 at a similarly quiet contest at … Read more

ADRIAN THRILLS: Dave Grohl’s dose of hard rock medicine with anthems that will have stadiums shaking

Foo Fighters: Medicine at Midnight (Roswell) Verdict: Just the tonic  Rating: The Staves: Good Woman (Atlantic) Verdict: Striking sibling harmonies  Rating: Joan as Police Woman: Live (Sweet Police) Verdict: Dreamy Brooklyn Soul  Rating: Some artists have used the past year to try something different. Barry Gibb went country and Taylor Swift surprised her fans, and … Read more

Empty football stadiums have made players, and coaches more polite 

Football matches in empty stadiums during the current pandemic have made players and coaching staff engage in fewer altercations on the pitch, a new study claims. Austrian researchers compared male players and staff during matches played both before leagues were suspended due to coronavirus and those played when football restarted without fans in stadiums.  Overall, … Read more

Chelsea boss Lampard wants ‘level playing field’ for stadiums with London set to go into Tier 3

Frank Lampard wants football crowds to be exempt from the coronavirus tier system – with Chelsea matches set to move back behind closed doors due to London’s rise into Tier 3. Chelsea have been able to play two home games in front of 2,000 supporters – against Leeds United in the Premier League and Russian … Read more

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden hopes sports stadiums will be at FULL capacity by the autumn

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden tells MPs he hopes sports stadiums will be at FULL capacity by the autumn allowing maximum attendance at the Rugby League World Cup, but there’s no update on summer tournaments like Euro 2020, Wimbledon and cricket Oliver Dowden said  he ‘very much hopes’ that by the Rugby League World Cup which … Read more

Sports fans return to stadiums in the capital for the first time in nine months with crowds of 2,000

Football and rugby fans were finally allowed back into stadiums to watch matches following the UK’s second lockdown.  Football fans were seen attending Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London while adhering to social-distancing rules.  A limited number of fans are allowed to attend stadiums and Tottenham, which has a capacity of 62,303, has allowed 2,000 spectators … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Football fans take their seats in stadiums across Britain

Around 10,000 masked football fans have been allowed to take their seats in sports venues in London, Carlisle, Shrewsbury and Cambridge as England exits its four-week lockdown.   Fans went to the 27,000-capacity Valley sports stadium in Charlton to watch the League One clash between Charlton Athletic and MK Dons, while Carlisle United squared off against Salford … Read more