Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms major blow for football fans in coronavirus update

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Wigan Athletic in League One and teams such as Bolton Wanderers and Salford City in League Two, might not see fans back in stadiums until 2021.

Government minister Michael Gove had earlier told BBC News: “It was the case that we were looking at a staged programme of more people returning.“It wasn’t the case that we’d have stadiums thronged with fans.“We’re looking for the moment at how we can pause that programme.“What we do want to do is ensure that, as and when circumstances allow, we get more people back because the virus is less likely to spread outdoors than indoors.“But, again, it’s in the nature of major sporting events that there’s a lot of mingling.“People look back at the beginning of the pandemic and look at some of the major.