In the darkest of times, the Premier League continues to play on, continues to provide a distraction with one of the most extraordinary title races in years. Liverpool, the champions and league leaders, have faltered, allowing others to catch them, to believe it could be their year. The show goes on, however contentiously, and what a show it is. Whether football should persist during lockdown remains a sensitive issue, and the sight of a South Central NHS England ambulance waiting outside St Mary’s in case of player injury, will only add to the debate about use of medical resources. The Premier League insists it is far more of a support to the NHS, and the country could certainly do with some entertainment, some spectacle to

Source: The Times January 04, 2021 22:20 UTC