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

March 5, 2020 / EPL, Sports, Top Stories / By Ayomide John

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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Ayomide John

Ayomide is first, a football writer, a sports analyst and then a multi-niched journalist with a particular interest in lifestyle, politics, literature and history. He is an experienced Search Engine Optimisation Analyst and Content Marketer. He holds a degree in Literature in English (OAU). He hopes to do his Masters in International Media Studies.He is a Manchester United fan since 2008.