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Matt Davies

Tottenham donate matchday food to the Felix Project amid coronavirus pandemic

Tottenham have donated a "significant amount of food supplies" to charity with their match against Manchester United on Sunday postponed.

The sporting world has been hugely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with both the Premier League and EFL suspended until April 3 at the earliest.

With a lack of football taking place in the coming weeks, Aston Villa, Fulham and Brighton have also announced they will donate their match-day food to homeless charities.

Tottenham have provided over 1,200 items of food for the Felix Project, which collects surplus fresh food to deliver to charities and schools across London.

A statement on the Tottenham official website read: "We are pleased to confirm that we've been able to donate a significant amount of food supplies intended for consumption at Sunday's home Premier League match against Manchester United to The Felix Project, a London-based charity which aims to tackle food waste and hunger in the capital.

"According to the charity, 1.5 million adults in London struggle to afford to eat every day, while 400,000 children are at risk of missing the next meal.

"Following the postponement of the professional game in England and the resulting cancellation of Sunday's fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium owing to the outbreak of COVID-19, we have delivered over 1,200 items of produce to the Felix Project to distribute to local good causes."

Tottenham's contribution includes 350 bottles of semi-skimmed milk, 460 fruit bags, 200 pasta pots, 40 packs of tenderstem broccoli, 72 packs of baby gem lettuce, 14 boxes of tortilla corn chips and six boxes of flour buns.

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