Darren Pratley joined Charlton from Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2018Charlton midfielder Darren Pratley says the thought of returning to football is "a bit frightening" as BAME players are more at risk from Covid-19. "We've been told that BAME footballers are at higher risk, which is concerning being mixed raced," he told BBC Sport. "When we have the ECGs done every season, normally black players will have a second test because of an irregular heart rate," Pratley explained. Can you imagine if this virus was going around at that time, and the same was to happen? If you can't do the tests, then I can't see it [football] getting back personally."

Source: BBC May 15, 2020 09:23 UTC