Football and the Pandemic - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Like many other areas of life the pandemic has hit football where it hurts: revenues are down and there’s a danger that some clubs will go out of business.

But if that were to happen, does it really matter?The Premier League has become a great British export and it generates billions pounds for the British economy.

Beyond its monetary value, it is also something which millions of people enjoy watching and playing - but how important is it in the current crisis?Contributors:

Kieran Maguire, Accountancy and finance Lecturer from the University of Liverpool.Alex Culvin, Senior Lecturer in Sports Business from Salford University.

Stephan Uesrfeld, Germany correspondent from sports channel ESPN.David Goldblatt , Sociologist and Author.

Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University.Presenter: David Aaronovitch

Producers: Jim Frank and Ben Carter.Editor: Jasper Corbett

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