Liverpool Mayor Blasts Government for Allowing Atletico Madrid Champions League Tie to Go Ahead

Liverpool city mayor Steve Rotheram has said the government need to take 'responsibility' for not locking down sporting events in the UK sooner, suggesting Liverpool's tie with Atlético Madrid should not have taken place in front of spectators.  52,000 watched the ​Champions League last-16 second leg tie at Anfield, which saw at least 3,000 fans travel from Spain - where a partial lockdown was already in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The UK would ban mass gatherings a little over a...

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