FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - League One - Crewe Alexandra v Peterborough United - The Alexandra Stadium, Crewe, Britain - November 14, 2020 EFL chairman Rick Parry in the stands Action Images/Carl Recine
(Reuters) - The return of supporters to outdoor elite sporting events in England is a lifeline for lower-tier soccer clubs that have suffered huge financial losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, English Football League (EFL) chairman Rick Parry said.
Up to 4,000 fans can attend sports events in the lowest-risk tier one areas of England, and 2,000 in tier two areas, when the month-long national lockdown to contain the spread of the virus is lifted on Dec. 2, the British government said on Monday.
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