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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27:  Jose Mourinho, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on December 27, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby - Pool/Getty Images)

EPL says show must go on

The EPL has expressed “full confidence” that the season can proceed as scheduled despite the Tottenham-Fulham match becoming the second game it has postponed this week.

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West Bromwich Albion's English Head Coach Sam Allardyce gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Leeds United at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England, on December 29, 2020. (Photo by Shaun Botterill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Calls to pause season after cases spike

The COVID-19 situation has grown worse in the English Premier League, with leading figures calling for a break in the season.

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South Australian Matlida's soccer player Alex Chidiac. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

W-League quality questioned

Melbourne City W-League coach Rado Vidosic says the top level of Australian women’s football needs to become fully professional.

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Joshua Risdon of Western United in action in action during the Round 5 A-League match between Western United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong, Saturday, November 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Sean Garnsworthy) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Risdon sidelined for two months

Complications from an injury he suffered in last season’s finals series will sideline Josh Risdon for a large chunk of Western United’s new campaign.

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