Sports bodies and government hold emergency call over civil unrest
Government keen to show live sport won’t be affectedClubs and sports asked to help calm tensions
The Premier League, English Football League and a number of other major governing bodies attended an emergency call with the government on Wednesday to discuss the potential for sport to be affected by the civil unrest across the country and how they can help to calm the rising tension.
The Guardian has learned that senior officials from various entities were invited to a call with representatives from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Alongside representatives from the Premier League and EFL, there were figures from the England and Wales Cricket Board, Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union in attendance. Sport England and UK Sport were among other bodies also invited on to the call.
