Fears of overcrowding in pubs and on public transport has moved the UK government to postpone spectator trials after Covid-19 cases rose sharply in the country, but rights holders and clubs feel sport has been unfairly singled out. Callum McCarthy reports.
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French clubs ‘anticipate €192m in lost ticketing, hospitality revenue’
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Premier League ‘disappointed’ by postponement of spectator return
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