FA warns of ‘huge impact’ of coronavirus restrictions on football

Matches are to continue to be played behind closed doors (Justin Tallis/PA).

The Football Association has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to provide financial support to clubs but warned of the “huge” impact the new coronavirus restrictions are set to have on the game.

A plan to bring fans back into sports venues on a socially-distanced basis from October 1 has been scrapped because of fears over a second wave of coronavirus infections, with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the measures announced on Tuesday could have to stay in place for six months.