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TEAMWORK VITAL FOR COVID CALL

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The LeaguePaper Team
20 December 2020

Clubs and league need to align

By Chris Dunlavy

A LEADING lawyer says sanctions for postponements due to Covid must be a “secondary consideration” after a bitter spat between Sunderland and the EFL.
Stephen Taylor Heath, head of sports law at JMW Solicitors, has also urged greater collaboration between clubs and governing bodies.
New Black Cats boss Lee Johnson, below, accused the EFL of “letting the club down” after Sunderland played out a 1-1 draw with AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night - less than 24 hours after a first-team player returned a positive test for Covi...

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