EFL clubs facing 'cash hole' of £200 million by September


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - League Two - Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra - Brunton Park, Carlisle, Britain - October 12, 2019 Rick Parry, the new EFL Chief Executive (L) in the stands Action Images/Paul Burrows/File Photo

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Football League (EFL) clubs are facing a "cash hole" of £200 million by September, chairman Rick Parry told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.

Parry, the former chief executive of Liverpool, was being questioned by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and said all involved in the game, including players and owners, needed to "share the pain".

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