British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that English Premier League (EPL) matches will continue during a month-long national lockdown starting next week.
The return of the lockdown was to contain COVID-19 which has become resurgent in recent times in Britain.
Mr Johnson had in an address said there was a need for a return to the lockdown measure as the pandemic was showing no signs of abating
The new English Premier League season, 2020/2021, which is underway, is still being played behind closed doors, without the fans
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