The Kop stand at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. A number of preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak are being implemented in the UK, including postponing English Premier League football games. Photo: EPA The Kop stand at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. A number of preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak are being implemented in the UK, including postponing English Premier League football games. Photo: EPA
The Kop stand at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. A number of preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak are being implemented in the UK, including postponing English Premier League football games. Photo: EPA
Jonathan White
Opinion

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The East Stand by Jonathan White

Let Liverpool become Premier League champions in China while coronavirus chaos grips England

  • Europe’s top five divisions could do worse than moving operations to China as Covid-19 spreads worldwide
  • TV and China – which is where football has been heading for years, anyway – would be the big winners

Jonathan White
Jonathan White

Updated: 12:43pm, 22 Mar, 2020

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The Kop stand at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. A number of preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak are being implemented in the UK, including postponing English Premier League football games. Photo: EPA The Kop stand at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. A number of preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak are being implemented in the UK, including postponing English Premier League football games. Photo: EPA
The Kop stand at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. A number of preventive measures amid the coronavirus outbreak are being implemented in the UK, including postponing English Premier League football games. Photo: EPA
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Jonathan White

Jonathan White

Jonathan White joined the Post in 2017 after a decade reporting on sport from China. He originally moved to Beijing to coach football in 2007 and later spent two years in Shanghai.