Food bank organisation can no longer collect before gamesFSF also asks clubs to pay casual staff during break in seasonPremier League clubs have been urged to follow the leads of
Liverpool and Brighton to “avoid a disaster waiting to happen” by fighting the threat of the coronavirus crisis to food banks and ensuring casual staff are paid during football’s suspension.
The move, by the organisation Fans Supporting Foodbanks, comes the
Premier League and its clubs prepare for Thursday’s emergency meeting called to discuss the postponement of matches, which is all but certain to stretch beyond the initial 3 April date because the disease continues to spread.