EPL’s longest season ends, pandemic issues linger for clubs

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Throughout the unprecedented 100-day pause in play uncertainty persisted over whether the Premier League season would resume at all. Safety concerns collided with self-interest and fears about the billion-pound bill for not completing the 380 games. It was a test of resolve for new Premier League chief executive Richard Masters but Project Restart was accomplished. The final whistle blew on the Premier League’s longest season on Sunday, 352 days after it began. How to bring fans back into games safely during the pandemic is one of the big challenges facing the league as clubs head into an off-season that will last less than 50 days.

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Throughout the unprecedented 100-day pause in play uncertainty persisted over whether the Premier League season would resume at all. Safety concerns collided with self-interest and fears about the billion-pound bill for not completing the 380 games. It was a test of resolve for new Premier League chief executive Richard Masters but Project Restart was accomplished. The final whistle blew on the Premier League’s longest season on Sunday, 352 days after it began. How to bring fans back into games safely during the pandemic is one of the big challenges facing the league as clubs head into an off-season that will last less than 50 days.

Bournemouth's Philip Billing sits on the pitch after their English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Bournemouth at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Tim Goode/Pool via AP)
Bournemouth's Philip Billing sits on the pitch after their English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Bournemouth at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Tim Goode/Pool via AP)

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