Football Finance

By Andrew Warshaw
May 29 – It won’t look the same, it won’t feel the same. But the millions for whom football is the best possible drug to lift spirits during the Covid-19 crisis will be delighted by the news.
The Premier League is back,  on June 17 to be precise – roughly at the same time as Serie A and La Liga – even though Britain has the highest corona-related death rate in the world outside the United States.

May 15 – The Premier League’s plans to resume the season next month have been given a boost with Britain’s Culture and Sport secretary Oliver Dowden saying the government was “opening the door” for football to return in June behind closed doors with the possibility of more accessibility to armchair fans.
Mass gatherings are still banned and fans are not allowed to attend sports events but the Premier League needs to complete its season in order to fulfil lucrative broadcasting contracts...