Non-elite football clubs have been cleared to compete in the FA Cup this weekend despite new lockdown restrictions, but the Prime Minister has resisted calls to keep golf courses and tennis courts open. Grassroots sport will be forced to stop during the initial month-long period which starts on Thursday, which placed a question mark on whether FA Cup first-round ties involving 10 non-elite clubs could go ahead. “The UK Government has confirmed that the 10 non-elite clubs that remain in the competition will be able to play their matches under elite protocols. Sign our open letter to Prime Minister @BorisJohnson urging him to reconsider the decision to close ‘essential’ swimming pools in the national lockdown. We’ve lost 200 swimming pools already following the first lockdown, I think an awful lot more can follow suit.

Source: Express November 02, 2020 14:03 UTC