Football has made an impassioned plea to government to develop a reliable covid passport that will allow large crowds to attend matches in the Premier League, EFL and National League throughout next season.
The top flight’s executive director, Bill Bush, appeared before MPs on Monday and made clear that social distancing - or games being played behind closed doors - is a disaster for the national game.
Spectators have been allowed to attend the final two rounds of Premier League matches, as the rules have relaxed slightly under step three of the government's roadmap out of lockdown, but clubs hardly broke even.