English football is set to take drastic measures to ensure the season is completed despite the coronavirus outbreak

Both the premier league and football league will ban fans from entering stadiums with pubs also prevented from showing games, according to the times, the government will hold a meeting of its cobra committee where the official responds to the global pandemic is expected to move from “contain” to ” delay”

That will set in motion a crisis plan only allowing supporters to watch their teams via lifestream from there homes. Season ticket holders and individual match ticket holders are set to be able to stream matches in the top four tires of the English league

However, broadcasters will try and avoid breaking the Saturday 3 pm kick-off blackout currently enshrined in UK law, instead of moving matches alongside each other in other timeslots across the weakened. And fans of clubs in the championship, league one and league two can connect via the follow service already set up across the divisions

Also implemented is a ban from players holding hands with mascots as the walk out onto the pitch. Daily Mail reports on the professional footballers association issuing a range of guidelines to start including not drinking from the same bottle water or eating food in the dressing room

Mazi Chidubem Ugwu reporting, Obinwannem News