Coronavirus tests a key component for League of Ireland to return

PFAI General Secretary Stephen McGuinness

Amid all the discussion about how and when the League of Ireland might resume, there is a fundamental question that arises irrespective of whether games will be able to take place in summer or autumn, behind closed doors or with limited spectator access.

And it is this: how can any contact sport be played at all as long as social distancing regulations are still required?