No more pre-match handshakes in the Premier League? Find out why here 👇

The outbreak of Corona Virus continues to take its toll on some sports events including football leagues across Europe including the English Premier League.

In line with the outbreak of the Corona Virus, the Premier League have now cancelled the fair play ritual of handshakes between players and match officials until further notice for health reasons.

The Premier League body have now  decided that players will only walk into the pitch and line up in normal order while the Premier League anthem goes on. And they will just walk past the opposing team players and match officials without handshakes.

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