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Eighth-tier Marine receive brand new match shirts from Tottenham Hotspur after 5-0 thrashing

Marine fans wait for the players to arrive for the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Marine and Tottenham Hotspur at Rossett Park stadium in Crosby, Liverpool, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (Clive Brunskill/Pool via AP)

Players of eighth-tier Marine may have been denied the chance to swap jerseys with their Tottenham Hotspur counterparts following their 5-0 FA Cup defeat on Sunday, but they can look forward to a delivery of new shirts courtesy of the Premier League club.

The British government has allowed elite sports to continue despite the country being placed into lockdown amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, but players cannot hug each other to celebrate goals or swap shirts, to limit the spread of the virus.

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