Premier League says no plans to pause season as COVID rates soar


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - December 30, 2020 Newcastle United's DeAndre Yedlin in action with Liverpool's Andrew Robertson Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell

LONDON (Reuters) - The Premier League is not discussing a possible pause to the season because of surging COVID-19 infections in England, it said on Wednesday.

Fulham's trip to Tottenham Hotspur was called off hours before kickoff on Wednesday with the club reporting several positive coronavirus tests, and an outbreak at Manchester City caused their game at Everton on Monday to be called off.

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