Covid pandemic costs Premier League £2bn in revenue

Premier League CEO Richard Masters has laid bare the extent of the financial damage the pandemic had inflicted on the competition and its clubs.

The coronavirus pandemic will have cost the Premier League close to £2bn (€2.3bn) by the end of the season, its chief executive Richard Masters has said, but he hopes to start next season with full stadia.

Saturday marks a year since the suspension of the English professional game because of the Covid-19 outbreak, leaving the league open to demands for rebates from broadcasters and its clubs unable to welcome spectators to any meaningful level since.