Nick Callow: Football’s finally coming home

Liverpool will win the league and three teams will be relegated, but will it really feel more like a frenzied summer tournament than a real restart of the 19/20 season?

The substitute players of FC Augsburg wear masks on the stands during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and 1. FC Cologne in Augsburg. Picture: AP

Football is going home next Wednesday. With pubs shut and stadiums closed to supporters, the only place to watch live football will be in televised social distance safety.