Newcastle United defender Danny Rose has made it abundantly clear that he opposes the return of the Premier League season amid the coronavirus crisis.
The defender, on loan from Tottenham, was speaking about the potential of football returning soon - and slammed the idea of any return to action.
"It's a f****** joke, I'm not even going to lie. The government is saying bring football back because it's going to boost the nation's morale, I don't give a f*** about the nation's morale," he said on Instagram.
"People's lives are at risk, you know what I mean? Football shouldn't even be spoken about coming back until the numbers have dropped massively. It's b*******.
"We'll see, I think I'm getting tested on Friday, so we'll just have to wait and see. I listened to the announcement yesterday, no football until June 1st or something, I don't even pay attention to any of that.
"I'm sad that people are getting sick and being affected. Football should be the last of things that need to be sorted.
"I think everyone will get tested as soon as they get back and we'll see what happens. I just hope the numbers stay low so we can get back to normal as soon as possible."
