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EPL can finish as scheduled, believes pundit ‘Little Joe’

Journalist Surasak Marktavee, left, and rock star Artiwara ‘Toon Body Slam’ Kongmalai at Anfield in 2013.

While several English Premier League clubs are struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic, the season should be able to finish as scheduled, according to a London-based Thai journalist.

The situation is not very serious, thanks to measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, said Surasak Marktavee, who has covered the English game for over two decades.

“All players and staff are required to undergo Covid-19 tests twice a week,” Surasak, chief correspondent for Siam Sport daily, said in a phone interview from London.

“Matches are also played behind closed doors.”

While the number of players and people who tested positive for Covid-19 has increased, they are about two percent of those involved in the…

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