Behaviour of lockdown-breaching Premier League players branded ‘disgusting’

'If any of your colleagues broke the rules and endangered lives – forget the commercial damage – they would be fired'

'All this disruption is caused by people who ultimately we as broadcasters are paying a huge amount of money to'

Premier League players breaching coronavirus rules have been branded “disgusting” by a senior figure within one of its television rights holders, who says they should be sacked.

A number of top-flight stars were caught attending or hosting events over the Christmas and New Year period which broke national guidelines on households mixing.