English Premier League stars praised for fund to 'help' NHS health service virus fight
- UK Health Minister ‘warmly welcomes’ initiative and says players are ‘playing their part’ in Covid-19 battle
- #PlayersTogether campaign comes after clubs criticised for using public funds to pay staff
English Premier League players announced on Wednesday they had launched an initiative to generate funds for Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) to help against the coronavirus pandemic.
The idea – named #PlayersTogether – has been set up to “help those fighting for us on the NHS frontline” during the Covid-19 outbreak.
“It is about we, as players, collaborating together to create a voluntary initiative, separate to any other league and club conversation,” a statement from the group said.
“To try and help, along with so many others in the country, to make a real difference,” it added.
Individuals such as league leaders Liverpool’s captain Jordan Henderson, Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were among those to post on social media about the move.