Former FA chief executive Mark Palios has warned EFL clubs the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic could be even greater than the £200 million blow first feared. EFL chairman Rick Parry estimated the cost of the shutdown earlier this month but Palios, also chairman of League One Tranmere, believes the sum will continue to grow. He told the Yorkshire Post: “Let’s not pretend that football didn’t cause this problem, it did. What we have now is the opportunity, with this COVID-19 pandemic, is to get football back into a place where it’s run better. “Football has caused this problem and football should fix it.

Source: Express May 24, 2020 09:52 UTC