In Defence of Footballers

With football suspended due to social distancing, Matt Hancock called for players to make a financial contribution of their wages to aid the countries finances. Is it fair to ask them of this? And why only footballers? Adrian Bell, Carl Singleton and James Reade discuss the financial and moral implications.

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Professor Adrian Bell

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research (Prosperity and Resilience)

Professor Adrian Bell

Published	9 April 2020
Topics: Business News

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