ELITE sport will continue in England despite the government announcing a second national lockdown.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the month-long lockdown would start on Thursday and Oliver Dowden confirmed top-level sport would not be affected.
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport tweeted that people should work from home where possible.
However, he added: “Where this is not possible, travel to a place of work will be permitted – e.g. this includes (but not exhaustive) elite sport played behind closed doors, film & tv production, telecoms workers.”
Elite sport includes the Premier League, the English Football League and the National Leagues.
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