Football in 2020 has been an adjustment for us all. Postponements, Covid-19 tests, empty stadiums, five subs, international triple-headers: the pandemic has dramatically altered the beautiful game. It is still beautiful, but there are some unavoidable imperfections. Predicting how the landscape will look in 2021, of course, seems like a fool’s errand. There is no telling how the fight against coronavirus will have progressed over the next year, although it seems safe to say that it will be a long time before we see stadiums at capacity on a matchday, providing that electric atmosphere that has been sorely missed over the last seven months. Despite the financial implications of lockdown,...
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