FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Leeds United v Fulham - Elland Road, Leeds, Britain - September 19, 2020 General view of a match ball before the match Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has told British MPs there will be no "blank cheque" for cash-strapped English Football League (EFL) clubs suffering during the pandemic.
Answering question from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday about the delay in agreeing a bailout package for the 72 EFL clubs, Master refuted suggestions the Premier League's response had been 'pitiful'.
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