Neville warns games in empty stadiums threaten smaller clubs

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LONDON (Reuters) - Former Manchester United defender, and part-owner of English fourth-tier club Salford City, Gary Neville says playing matches behind closed doors could have serious consequences for club's outside the Premier League.

English soccer has so far carried on regardless of the coronavirus virus crisis that has shut down the Italian Serie A and prompted the Spanish and French leagues to announce that matches will go ahead without supporters present.

Such is the huge amount of money Premier League clubs rake in from broadcasting, playing matches behind closed doors would have a minimal financial impact. "I do not support matches played behind closed doors," Neville said on Twitter."If it's necessary to shut down stadiums, the associations must find a way of delaying the season and playing the games when it is safe to do so to protect the revenues for clubs that require this income to survive."

It is a far cry from the Football League, England's second, third and fourth tier, where many smaller clubs operate on extremely tight budgets.

 

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