Kaveh Solhekol
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And then I think the other concern that people in football really have is to do with issues around testing.
I think it's been reported that 40,000 tests are needed for the Premier League to restart.
And people are very, very worried in football about the fact that they don't want to be using up tests
that could be used by people who need them more.
So that is another sort of talking point.
And of course, finally, the other thing that's really important is what the players think about all this, because they're the ones who are being asked to take a risk.
However small that risk is, it is still a bit of a risk to go back to work.
And from what I'm hearing,
nobody's going to be forced to go back to work.
So if players don't feel it's safe to train or play, then they can stay away if they want to.
I think one of the points as well is I saw that the president of La Liga in Spain made the point that
it was only right that football prepares to return because football is a business.
It's an industry.
And, you know, if you owned a factory, you'd be making plans for how you could, you know, get the factory up and running again.
Or, you know, if you're a fisherman, you'd be making plans to get out on your boat and go fishing.
But I think the big difference with football is, of course, football is a contact sport.
If,
If Brian and I go back to work in the office, there can be measures put in place to keep us two metres away from everybody else who works at Sky.
But for footballers, when you're on a football pitch, there is no social distancing.
Football is a contact sport.