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Global lockdowns owing to the coronavirus epidemic may have directed traditional sports fans towards their virtual replacements, but the future of both industries remains uncertain.
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Coronavirus and the virtual sports revolution

In a country with more than 35 000 Covid-19-related deaths at the time of writing and an economy staring into an uncertain abyss, the fate of an incomplete football season really…

  • Daniel Gallan
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On Tuesday, Danny Rose (L) told the Lockdown Tactics podcast: “I’m dying to get back to football but with the things that are happening, people are going through the coronavirus pandemic a lot worse than me.”
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Rose says Premier League players treated like ‘lab rats’

The Premier League conducted 748 tests on players and staff on Sunday and Monday as part of their bid to restart matches in June

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