Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has urged for the Premier League season to be declared null and void.
Football in the Premier League and across the EFL is currently suspended until at least April 30, with a growing expectation that an extension to the restrictions will be announced.
Earlier this week, levels of non-league football below the National League saw their season expunged from the record and Ferdinand believes similar action should be ordered across the board.
Admitting that there is no situation that can keep everybody happy, Ferdinand believes drastic action is needed if no solution emerges in the coming weeks.
"It hits home that football is just a game, as seriously as we all take it, it all boils down to the fact that it’s just a game and the bigger picture is what’s going on out in society," he told BT Sport.
"That is why I’m very sure in my own mind that if there’s not going to be an immediate fix in the next few weeks, then I think the season just needs to be voided and started again afresh next season.
"A lot of people like Liverpool fans will say that’s because I don’t want them to win the league but if my team was in that situation, I would think about people’s health and the wider society rather than my own game.
"This is a situation where I think exactly the same, no matter who is going to go up, who could go down, who’s going to win the league and who could of finished in the Champions League positions. Across the board, make it black and white, void the season and start again next year.
"There are going to be disappointed and there are going to be people that are more satisfied with that but whatever way you go, there’s going to be people that are unhappy and some that are more happy with it. Not everyone can win in this situation and that’s a fact."
