FAI chief Gary Owens: The doomsday scenario is no football until a vaccine. What would that mean for society?

Crisis Managers: In the latest of a series with the leaders of Ireland's sporting organisations, FAI interim CEO Gary Owens , outlines what's at stake for the infrastructure of football.
FAI chief Gary Owens: The doomsday scenario is no football until a vaccine. What would that mean for society?

Crisis Managers: In the latest of a series with the leaders of Ireland's sporting organisations, FAI interim CEO Gary Owens, outlines what's at stake for the infrastructure of football.

FRIENDLY FACE IN THE CROWD: Cardboard cut-outs of fans of Bundesliga club Borussia Moenchengladbach fill their stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany yesterday. Borussia Moenchengladbach supporters sustain their club by buying cardboard characters, so called ‘Pappkameraden’, that will be printed and then displayed at the stadium should the Bundesliga continue with matches that will be played behind closed doors.
FRIENDLY FACE IN THE CROWD: Cardboard cut-outs of fans of Bundesliga club Borussia Moenchengladbach fill their stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany yesterday. Borussia Moenchengladbach supporters sustain their club by buying cardboard characters, so called ‘Pappkameraden’, that will be printed and then displayed at the stadium should the Bundesliga continue with matches that will be played behind closed doors.

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