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KER-B YOUR ENTHUSIASM</strong></p>
https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1256153638277222401 </p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588333843,”date_formatted”:”1st May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”12:50 pm”},”author”:”Jake Lambourne”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e61e782e3f7d2fa75a689c84a2a2473a?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”267900″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jake-lambourne even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-267900″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
TOP MARCS</strong></p>n</p>n
Marcus Rashford has led the way during the coronavirus pandemic by helping a charity supply two million meals a week for vulnerable children.</p>n
Supermarkets such as Asda, Tesco and Co-Op have thrown their weight behind FareShareUK after the Manchester United forward advocated the project.</p>n
Having relied on free school meals as a child, the England star took it upon himself to raise awareness of those in need during the country’s lockdown.</p>n
And Rashford has announced that two million meals are now being delivered every week – with his personal donation being doubled.</p>n
Charities such as FareShare, which distributes food to 11,000 different organisations across the UK, are even more vital with schools shut and they thanked the 22-year-old for his contribution.</p>n
They wrote: “We are blown away by your generosity Marcus Rashford.</p>n
“Your support is the reason we can keep helping people in need. We can’t thank you enough.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
TOP MARCS</strong></p>
</p>
Marcus Rashford has led the way during the coronavirus pandemic by helping a charity supply two million meals a week for vulnerable children.</p>
Supermarkets such as Asda, Tesco and Co-Op have thrown their weight behind FareShareUK after the Manchester United forward advocated the project.</p>
Having relied on free school meals as a child, the England star took it upon himself to raise awareness of those in need during the country’s lockdown.</p>
And Rashford has announced that two million meals are now being delivered every week – with his personal donation being doubled.</p>
Charities such as FareShare, which distributes food to 11,000 different organisations across the UK, are even more vital with schools shut and they thanked the 22-year-old for his contribution.</p>
They wrote: “We are blown away by your generosity Marcus Rashford.</p>
“Your support is the reason we can keep helping people in need. We can’t thank you enough.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588331822,”date_formatted”:”1st May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”12:17 pm”},”author”:”Jake Lambourne”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e61e782e3f7d2fa75a689c84a2a2473a?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”267892″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jake-lambourne odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-267892″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
RACE MASKS</strong></p>n
Premier League clubs are scrambling to buy face masks as stars return to training ahead of the proposed June 8 season-restart.</p>n
Top-flight stars have been ordered to cover their faces when they get back to work, with Arsenal and Tottenham already in training.</p>n
It is all part of the rules laid out in “Project Restart” with clubs determined to finish the season rather than cancel it, like France, Belgium and Holland.</p>n
And with all clubs keen to get a head-start on the competition, they’ve raced to purchase face masks for their players and staff.</p>n
Altitude Mask founder – and football agent – Saif Rubie told Sky Sports News: “In the last three days we have been inundated with requests, mainly from the Bundesliga and the Premier League.</p>n
“Our product has been sent out to six or seven Premier League clubs in the last couple of days.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
RACE MASKS</strong></p>
Premier League clubs are scrambling to buy face masks as stars return to training ahead of the proposed June 8 season-restart.</p>
Top-flight stars have been ordered to cover their faces when they get back to work, with Arsenal and Tottenham already in training.</p>
It is all part of the rules laid out in “Project Restart” with clubs determined to finish the season rather than cancel it, like France, Belgium and Holland.</p>
And with all clubs keen to get a head-start on the competition, they’ve raced to purchase face masks for their players and staff.</p>
Altitude Mask founder – and football agent – Saif Rubie told Sky Sports News: “In the last three days we have been inundated with requests, mainly from the Bundesliga and the Premier League.</p>
“Our product has been sent out to six or seven Premier League clubs in the last couple of days.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588330004,”date_formatted”:”1st May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:46 am”},”author”:”Jake Lambourne”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e61e782e3f7d2fa75a689c84a2a2473a?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”267882″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jake-lambourne even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-267882″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
KEPA AN EYE OUT</strong></p>n
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga claimed it is “absurd” to talk about dates to resume the Premier League season and revealed health risk needs to “zero” before football returns.</p>n
The Blues have already ordered their foreign-based stars home back in London by Sunday as top-flight clubs start drawing up plans to resume training.</p>n
Kepa told Marca:</em> “It is a new situation and not an easy one. But whenever you talk about health, the rest is in the background.</p>n
“And you have to go back when the risk is zero. Then, we will need to do a preseason, but when the risk is controlled.</p>n
“It is difficult to talk about dates, the players cannot control that. In Germany it is seen that the teams are already training together; in France, it has been suspended … We are waiting, and it will be decided with the health of everyone in mind.</p>n
“If the Premier returns soon, it will be a good sign that the pandemic is being controlled.</p>n
“I am in favour of maximum security. It is absurd to talk about dates to play. Everything, in time and when the authorities say.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
KEPA AN EYE OUT</strong></p>
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga claimed it is “absurd” to talk about dates to resume the Premier League season and revealed health risk needs to “zero” before football returns.</p>
The Blues have already ordered their foreign-based stars home back in London by Sunday as top-flight clubs start drawing up plans to resume training.</p>
Kepa told Marca:</em> “It is a new situation and not an easy one. But whenever you talk about health, the rest is in the background.</p>
“And you have to go back when the risk is zero. Then, we will need to do a preseason, but when the risk is controlled.</p>
“It is difficult to talk about dates, the players cannot control that. In Germany it is seen that the teams are already training together; in France, it has been suspended … We are waiting, and it will be decided with the health of everyone in mind.</p>
“If the Premier returns soon, it will be a good sign that the pandemic is being controlled.</p>
“I am in favour of maximum security. It is absurd to talk about dates to play. Everything, in time and when the authorities say.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588328268,”date_formatted”:”1st May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:17 am”},”author”:”Jake Lambourne”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e61e782e3f7d2fa75a689c84a2a2473a?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”267874″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jake-lambourne odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-267874″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
DOOR FIRMLY SHUT</strong></p>n
The Premier League faces an ENTIRE season being played behind closed doors and huge financial losses unless a vaccine for coronavirus is created.</p>n
Sporting authorities are considering playing all football in England’s top-four leagues in front of empty stadiums until May 2021.</p>n
Senior officials hope to reopen grounds in December, but everything on depends on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision over mass gatherings.</p>n
Should Johnson take a tough approach to events such as football matches, music festivals and concerts, it is unlikely they can go ahead without a vaccine available.</p>n
The secretary general of Fifpro – the international footballers’ union – Jonas Baer-Hoffman, said: “In terms of fans being back inside stadiums that might likely not be possible until people are vaccinated.</p>n
“So it may well be that we play a full season without spectators.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
DOOR FIRMLY SHUT</strong></p>
The Premier League faces an ENTIRE season being played behind closed doors and huge financial losses unless a vaccine for coronavirus is created.</p>
Sporting authorities are considering playing all football in England’s top-four leagues in front of empty stadiums until May 2021.</p>
Senior officials hope to reopen grounds in December, but everything on depends on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision over mass gatherings.</p>
Should Johnson take a tough approach to events such as football matches, music festivals and concerts, it is unlikely they can go ahead without a vaccine available.</p>
The secretary general of Fifpro – the international footballers’ union – Jonas Baer-Hoffman, said: “In terms of fans being back inside stadiums that might likely not be possible until people are vaccinated.</p>
“So it may well be that we play a full season without spectators.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588326584,”date_formatted”:”1st May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:49 am”},”author”:”Jake Lambourne”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e61e782e3f7d2fa75a689c84a2a2473a?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”267864″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jamie-dickensonthesun-co-uk bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-267864″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
YOUR CHOICE</strong></p>n
Footballers will be able to refuse to play if the season resumes amid coronavirus fears.</p>n
That’s according to an anonymous Premier League club owner, who claims “no one will be forced to play” as chiefs aim to resume action on June 8.</p>n
A games schedule has been sent to all 20 teams ahead of a crunch meeting on Friday.</p>n
But one Premier League club owner admits players who do not want to feature can’t be forced to lace up their boots.</p>n
They told Sky Sports: “It will ultimately be the player’s decision. If a player doesn’t want to play, it will be their call.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
YOUR CHOICE</strong></p>
Footballers will be able to refuse to play if the season resumes amid coronavirus fears.</p>
That’s according to an anonymous Premier League club owner, who claims “no one will be forced to play” as chiefs aim to resume action on June 8.</p>
A games schedule has been sent to all 20 teams ahead of a crunch meeting on Friday.</p>
But one Premier League club owner admits players who do not want to feature can’t be forced to lace up their boots.</p>
They told Sky Sports: “It will ultimately be the player’s decision. If a player doesn’t want to play, it will be their call.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588325707,”date_formatted”:”1st May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:35 am”},”author”:”jamie.dickenson@thesun.co.uk”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5dea02fb4cfa29a9c7171d4c76e55a7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:11524786,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”football”,”id”:339,”sectionName”:”sport/football”,”type”:”customiserV1″,”theme”:”theme-football”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“”],”renderedArticleId”:11524786,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:””,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11524786/coronavirus-in-sport-live-premier-league-return-ufc-249-cheltenham-festival/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true},{“src”:”opta.css”,”lazy”:false}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:”259″,”siteId”:”5048″,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:”5d9f9b096ea62d2769efe589″},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM”,”headline”:”Clubs agree to play at neutral grounds once Gov gives green light”,”lead”:”PREM clubs have agreed to use neutral stadiums to finish the season once the Government gives football the green light to resume. 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