Prized seat at pandemic-era games as longest EPL season ends
Read full article: Prized seat at pandemic-era games as longest EPL season endsA television camera operator is seen during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, July 4, 2020. After the Premier League was brought to a sudden halt in the second week in March, abandoning the season became a very real prospect as the coronavirus pandemic death toll mounted. Signs outside told fans to stay home, with even pubs still closed when the league resumed on June 17. Some medics don't have far to travel to games with Watford's hospital looming over one corner of Vicarage Road. Even the stadium's car park is shared with tents for the town's COVID-19 testing, providing a reminder of the health emergency that made this the longest season.