No masks, but keep your distance

Premier League players will not need to wear face masks arriving at stadiums, in dressing rooms or on the substitutes’ bench when the competition’s 100-day coronavirus shutdown ends next week.

Clubs agreed yesterday on matchday protocols that include splitting stadiums into red, amber and

to become a serious prospect in the past 12 months, helped on its way by trans-Tasman collaboration around the World Cup bid.

The team would give New Zealand’s young female footballers a green zones to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Games will be played without fans so access to stadiums will be limited to around 300 people who will have their temperatures checked on arrival.

Only 110 people will be allowed in the red zone around the field of play, and will be required to have returned

clearer pathway to the professional game and a higher level of competition than at present, and would be a much-needed boost to the women’s game in this country, at a time when it is starting to become stagnant. a negative Covid-19 test in the previous five days as part of a medical passport that will see a bar code scanned before they can enter.

Players will be asked where possible to stay two metres apart in dressing rooms, entering the field, during warmups and in goal celebrations. AP

What is still required to make it happen is increased commercial support, to help the Phoenix cover the costs of running the team, and the club’s general manager, David Dome, said having a home World