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Jordan O'Brien

Premier League in talks for fans to require Covid-19 passports for next season

According to reports, the Premier League is in talks for Covid-19 passports to be a necessity for fans next season.

It is understood that the League are awaiting further announcements from government in relation to the easing of restrictions.

The British government has yet to release more details regarding events with large crowds, including sporting events.

However, time is running out with the league due to kick off on August 13 when Arsenal play Brentford.

According to the BBC, all footballing parties are in a hurry to ramp up this idea before football resumes.

This comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson allowed over 140,000 spectators into the British Grand prix last week. This was a huge contrast in comparison to the 60,000 socially distanced fans allowed into the semi-final and final of Euro 2020.

Once decided, the league can then look at ways to implement passports in stadiums, allowing fans to safely return to football.

This Covid-19 cert would also in theory allow more than 20,000 fans to attend football matches across England.

Speaking about the matter of large crowds a British political spokesperson said: “We are working closely with organisations that operate large, crowded settings, where people are likely to be in close proximity to others outside their household, to encourage the use of the NHS Covid pass, where appropriate."

As sport steadily resumes, we could possibly see these passports implemented as early as August or September.

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