The Premier plans a two-week break due to the pandemic

The UK is suffering from Covid-19 and the new strain of the coronavirus has put the British healthcare system in check. The Premier League it is no stranger to this alert state and its consequences are already palpable in competition. He Everton-City that should have been disputed on Monday had to be postponed and the option of making a two-week break in January as a preventive measure is already being considered.

In the routine controls of the last weeks a record of positives has been registered with a total of 18 infected. In fact, the Sheffield United has suffered an outbreak in their ranks before traveling to Burnley.

Some newspapers such as The Telegraph assure that the presidents of various clubs are already in talks to study the possible stoppage. Top-level teams fear entering the competition of non-professional teams in the third round of the FA Cup.