British sport ruling bodies hold talks with government on return of spectators

Football - Champions League - Third Qualifying Round - Ferencvaros v GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary - September 16, 2020. Ferencvaros fans outside the stadium after the match. [REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo]

British sport chiefs on Wednesday held talks with Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden on whether spectators can return to stadiums starting next month.

The government last week restricted pilot events to 1,000 spectators after a rise in COVID-19 cases, and said plans for a controlled return of fans into stadiums from Oct. 1 would be reviewed.