Former West Ham and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is fronting a new initiative which could help get fans safely back into football grounds. Mask Our Heroes believes the event could be a blueprint for getting people back to attend concerts, fashion shows and sporting events, including football matches, during the pandemic. Anton Ferdinand has been volunteering for the charity Mask Our Heroes (Mask Our Heroes/PA handout)Ferdinand told the PA news agency: “At Mask Our Heroes we ran an event, and ran a system, that we think can help get fans back into football matches. “It was a testing centre, and we all had a test which gave us a result in 15 minutes. Ferdinand wants fans back in stadiums (Richard Heathcote/NMC Pool)“It’s about helping places that need PPE,” he added.

Source: Express October 27, 2020 10:52 UTC