Premier League clubs step up Covid measures in push to avoid more call-offs

  • Daily lateral flow tests for players and training-ground staff
  • Rules changed on sponsorships after Newcastle takeover

The Premier League’s clubs have agreed to introduce daily Covid testing for players and training-ground staff as they fight to prevent the postponement of further games and, in the worst-case scenario, a break to the competition.

The move was sanctioned at a meeting between them and the league on Tuesday as new legislation to regulate specific commercial deals – conceived in response to the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle – was also voted in.

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