Socially distanced fans were in attendance in a pre-season friendly at Brighton (Picture: Getty Images)Up to 4,000 fans will be allowed to attend outdoor sporting events when lockdown comes to an end on 2 December, but only in the lowest-risk areas of the country. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Daily Mail reports that fans will also be allowed at indoor events, with up to 2,000 in Tier 1 (or 50 per cent capacity, whichever is lower) and 1,000 in Tier 2 (or 50 per cent, whichever is lower). Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, told talkSPORT last week that this change was a possibility. Obviously in all of this we have to be guided by scientific evidence,’ Dowden said on fans returning in December. ‘But I’m certainly making the case for fans to start coming back in a safe way as part of that process.

Source: Metro November 23, 2020 15:27 UTC