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FRANCESCO GUIDICINI ‘Project Restart’ in fight against time and social distancing CORONA V UK SPORT: HOW THINGS STAND David Walsh FOOTBALL ATHLETICS The 2019-20 seasons of the The Tokyo Olympics have Few golfers shoot resume, a large number of ready to play again by the end can get through in a short government signalling a ballboys and girls. The , Women’s been postponed until 2021, the breeze like 6 Training return deadline of June 1 games will be played in a TROUBLE ON of the month. The Premier period of time. keenness for sport to return, Premier League is planning to Super League and English while the London Marathon, short time to get seasons THE AIR? League’s 20 teams could Premier League teams are the Premier League is set to allow up to 400 people — football Leagues are all which had been due to take Eddie Pepperell, 6 Aim to finish season by July 31 completed. compete their nine or ten still working to a provisional push ahead with plans to including broadcasters, who suspended. In Scotland, place today, has been No top-flight football has remaining games by the end timetable of training again by continue the campaign, require huge staffs — to attend the leagues outside the rescheduled for October. who is forthright 6 Team-mates to train separately been played since the Reports that some games of July by playing three times May 9 but some regard the nicknamed “Project Restart.” matches provided they test Premiership, which is also suspension of matches on played behind closed a week. following week as more Aligned with Liverpool are negative for Covid-19 and it is suspended, have ended RUGBY UNION about the game’s revealed in The Times March 13 and there are still doors could be screened It is more complicated in likely. One squad has been believed to be a band of mid- unclear if these include their seasons. Premiership clubs are Jonathan Northcroft yesterday — managers and nine complete rounds of free to air have raised the Football League, given told that when it resumes table clubs, who do not face ballboys and girls. hoping to return to new challenges players believe that the clock matches to be played. The fears of problems that play-offs could leave players will be working at relegation and who could win Even if they do, some CRICKET competitive action on the English football faces a June 1 is ticking if this to happen Premier League is working between the Premier some sides with 14 games to separate times in groups of significant prize money by managers have noted they The England and Wales weekend of July 3-5. deadline to get back to full soon enough for the 2019-20 towards completion by July League and its live rights play and Coventry in League three. Such issues have left improving their league will have their work cut out. Cricket Board announced training or finishing the 2019- season to be completed. 27, with July 31 seen as an holders, and One 17 games to play. Rick players and managers positions. Each place in the In an empty stadium an last week that the sport GOLF 20 season may become It is widely accepted ultimate deadline to finish BT Sport. Under the terms Parry, the EFL’s chairman, pessimistic about being able Premier League is worth just under-pressure side could remains suspended until The Open Championship impossible. among clubs’ coaching and domestic games, given that of its deal, talkSPORT, has previously outlined plans to do the full work that will be over £1.9 million so a club clear the ball high into the July 1 at the earliest. was due to be held at Royal In the world of elite golf, am shouting, shitting myself Walker-Peters sits top of Southampton’s running rankings While the Premier League sports-science departments Uefa is making plans to owned by News UK, the to complete the programme needed to play again. moving from 14th to tenth — stands and buy themselves a St George’s in Kent in July, Eddie Pepperell is mid-range. because there’s a woman and Football League have that players will require four complete its competitions by parent company of The over 56 days. Though some — like five points apart — would significant respite while the MOTOR RACING but has been cancelled. The No 65 in the world rankings, nearby who is watching, and moved closer to resuming weeks of training before August and August 22 is Sunday Times, also has The EFL, however, is champions-elect Liverpool — scoop almost £8 million. ball is retrieved. The The first nine races of the three other men’s majors same neighbourhood as I’m going, ‘Pip, Pip’, but she after a cross-sport group being ready to play high-level pencilled in for the start of rights to air radio prepared to be flexible — are more eager to finish the Many of the fine logistical — which hopes to Formula One season have have been rescheduled for Jordan Spieth, Ian Poulter, wasn’t listening. began working with the matches again. the 2020-21 Premier League coverage of 12.30pm, though, again, players and season than others, there is details about restarting are restart on May 9 — does not been called off with the later in the year, including Phil Mickelson, Tom Lewis, “She grabs the goose by its ‘I’ll show José government on a return to Their need for full fitness campaign. 3pm and 5.30pm Premier managers believe there is a no significant move among yet to be ironed out and one face the same problems British Grand Prix due to the US Masters, now due to Keegan Bradley and Thomas neck, shakes it, kills it in an action for English levels is heightened by the A return to training on League matches. limit to how much fitness clubs to end 2019-20 involves an oft-forgotten part because it employs a “multi- take place in July. take place in November Pieters. As an individual in a instant, the poor bird. This professional sports — as fact that when football does June 1 would leave teams work and then playing they prematurely and with the of the match-day furniture — ball” system. game weighed down by bird was pretty big and Pip is uniformity, he belongs in the just a pup and she killed it like my pedigree’ PETER TARRY top ten. Easily. it was nothing. Feathers He appears on my everywhere, and I’m like, computer screen, this 29- ‘Pip, how could you?’ -Peters to. It’s funny seeing him head- year-old maverick. Twelve “Normally, she is such a Pepperell is feeling the benefits of a new “carnivore diet” bopping in the changing THE STATS SAY THE NEW KANE IS ... VICTOR OSIMHEN months have passed since we lovely little dog but at that is nearly as fit as his room. American rap seems to So you want last spoke. I tell him he looks moment I saw her killer is not just to enjoy what you He says it is grotesque to talk be his favourite.” The 52-year- different: leaner, almost instinct. It was haunting. I have but also to recognise about his game when many poodle, Jonathan old Austrian “is an animated Player comparison, per 90 mins fresh-faced. had PTSD for two or three there are lots of risks and you people are dealing with life- Northcroft writes guy, an emotional guy, which , Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League and Champions League 2018-19 “For two months Jen [his days afterwards.” need a rainy-day fund? and-death issues. Still, I joke, is good”, Walker-Peters says. Victor Osimhen, Lille – and Champions League 2019-20 partner] and I have been on a Since turning pro in 2011, “The problem, I suppose, even in extraordinary times When he left Spurs, José different diet,” he says. he has had his moments. Two is that life has been so good, people are interested in Shots As Kyle Walker-Peters says, Mourinho messaged him. “He Finishing (%) “We’re just eating animal European Tour victories, not just for my generation but ordinary things. So, he training solo can be said, ‘Listen, Kyle, Tottenham 100 3.43 products, a carnivore diet. It’s sixth in the 2018 Open at for everyone under 50. None reluctantly admits, in his thankless. So he forgives Dior is your home so you’re a bit out there, I know. Carnoustie and tied third at of us has ever had to deal with second-last tournament, the for shredding his socks. welcome to come back 3.01 There’s a lot of anecdotal last year’s Players a shock. Dubai Desert Classic, he The Tottenham Hotspur whenever you want.’ He said 80 evidence about people who Championship in Sawgrass. “I was massively changed to the claw grip and right back, on loan at he just wants me to play, play, Chances created have had great success on it.” He has earned £5.25 million in pessimistic that at some point putted better than perhaps Southampton, is one of the play. If I do that, hopefully This is so Eddie. All the prize money. Is that enough we were going to experience he had ever putted in his life. 500 Premier League he’ll see me as a more 60 1.03 advice about fibre and fresh to keep him sheltered and fed something really bad. The putts continued to footballers trying to stay fit, experienced player and that’s 0.8 vegetables and fresh fruit, for the rest of his life? “This might be it. This drop in the first round of the on their own, during all I want — a run of five, ten he’s the one who says, “The truth is that, of that might not be it. I kind of think Qatar Masters, where he shot 40 lockdown. It feels like games where I can show what “Whoa! How come so many it won’t be.” 71. In the scorers’ cabin he Assists “limbo”, he admits on our I can do. 75.09 13.85 Shooting accuracy (%) people get sick?” It was the He expects that the game noticed that his playing WhatsApp video call, but at “I feel, in my career, I’ve 20 0.13 podcaster Joe Rogan who got ‘I don’t see PGA to which he returns will be partner, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, least he has a long garden and shown it in glimpses, but it’s 71.47 13.27 him to change his diet. different. His brother, Joe, is had recorded an incorrect good running routes in always been one or two 0.12 “I said to Jen, ‘Come on, Tour suffering. head professional at the score for him on two holes, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Plus games, then I don’t play let’s give it a try.’ For two Oxford Golf Club and they though the overall 71 for the a scampish training partner. again.” Through-balls months we’ve had no sugar, It has charitable have spoken about the effects round was correct. In Dior is his seven-month- He was man of the match 0.03 no carbs. I’m four-and-a-half status and it has of the shutdown. correcting Lorenzo-Vera’s old poodle, who joins him for on his Premier League debut Ball retention (%) 43.85 kilos lighter and feeling great. Courses will go under, golf- mistakes, he made a new sprint work. “He’ll be at the in 2017 against Newcastle 0.03 “The weird thing is that it Trump in the related businesses will perish mistake while all the time the bottom of the garden and United but found himself KANE 35.71 hasn’t been hard to give up White House’ and he hopes that as many as final correct score stayed the before I know it he’ll be behind , then sugar. I don’t see myself possible can survive. As for same. Still, under the rules of Recoveries chasing me on my shuttle . He is now but can’t coming off this diet anytime the European Tour, he is sure the game, he had to be runs, he’s a funny character,” bursting to be established in a 0.58 soon.” some sponsors will disappear disqualified. Another player, I Walker-Peters says. “What he first team. 63.55 For five weeks he has not figure, 30 to 35 per cent is and there will be a stripping- remind him, once took a does love is my socks. He He hopes 2019-20 gets 0.68 played golf. What he has what I would have seen,” he down of the schedule. deliberately incorrect drop at pulls out the strings.” completed and he gets to 74.14 missed is the lifestyle. The says. “If you live in the UK and The possibility of a World a major championship, then With the Premier League finish it with Southampton Successful dribbles routine of two weeks at home you pay the tax we pay, after Tour, he believes, has been signed for an incorrect score hoping for a phased return to but, like every Premier afford him ... followed by two weeks on the you’ve taken care of all your heightened by the crisis. “The and received only a two-shot training from May 9, League loanee, has “no idea” 1.42 road: that made life simpler. expenses and taxes you are PGA Tour benefits massively penalty. That makes him Southampton — like most what will happen if the Passing accuracy (%) 0.64 At home all the time, he left with a third of what you from its charitable status and smile. “Yeah,” he says. “It clubs — have told players to season extends beyond the With no matches for clubs to scout since has struggled to be earn. Despite some good as long as it has that and has sometimes pays to have a take it easy these past two end date for loan contracts of productive. He is reading The earnings, I’m not set for life. President Trump in the White green jacket.” Non-penalty goals weeks with a view to a tough June 30. the lockdown, the demand for the services Master and His Emissary, Iain I’m thankful for that. House, I don’t see the PGA pre-season when training “It’s frustrating but the PFA 0.47 McGilchrist’s book about the “I think about these things Tour suffering a whole deal,” grounds reopen. Before this have done a great job for us of data-analytics companies has spiralled brain. But he finds it so a fair bit and you know I am he says. tapering-off, the players were so far and I’m guessing they’ll 0.4 challenging he can only proud of the fact that I “Longer term, if America on a careful programme. work out a way to extend the manage three pages a day. haven’t any debt. I’m not in moves a little to the left, and PAUL Walker-Peters, 23, ordered loans,” he says. “If not, I’ll be toolbox. A lot of people in my sphere Otherwise, he divides his any way criticising those who the PGA Tour was in danger a mat, foam roller and stretch even more frustrated but the JONATHAN think they’re out there winning games VICTOR OSIMHEN time between walking the have taken on risk to have a losing its charitable status, ropes to allow him to stick to health of everyone is more but at the end of the day we’re not out dogs, listening to business massive house but I’ve always that would have massive MCGINLEY his usual routines and he has important. I’m working as if NORTHCROFT there scoring the goals.” news and doing his fitness thought you don’t know ramifications. As pessimistic Club Lille a GPS watch to track his runs. the season will continue. However, his start-up is burgeoning sessions. Gus is his Hungarian what’s around the corner. In as I am about Europe, I Apologies to readers “Southampton use an app “If we get back I want to be and it is because consultancy like his is a vizsla, Pip his German an ideal world, everyone wouldn’t be sure things are Age 21 hoping to catch the ready to use the opportunity big part of football’s future. Especially in shorthead pointer. would have been prepared going to remain rosy for ever Ryder Cup-winning at Southampton. And if I have Football correspondent a world changed by Covid-19. League Ligue 1 “Dogs are good fun,” he for what we’re now going on the other side of the pond. It’s funny seeing to go back to Tottenham, I’ll Before the pandemic, Driblab was says. “We haven’t got kids, so through.” “Right now if FedEx wants captain’s appearance in go back to Tottenham and see am sharing a screen with Salvador doing rather well, working with more Minutes played 2,448 they are our kids. Pip is great. He appreciates most to put in $40 million into the our Ask the Columnist Hasenhüttl what happens there.” Carmona, the sparky young than 25 clubs worldwide including Celta I walk them by the river. people aren’t in a position to PGA Tour, that will come off series today but head-bopping in Walker-Peters is good at Spaniard behind the data-analytics Vigo, Olympiacos, Internacional in “They always run after save for the rainy day. This, FedEx’s tax bill because of the staying ready. Mauricio firm Driblab, and it is time to see Brazil, Nottingham Forest, a Premier birds and ducks and geese. he believes, is proof that the Tour’s charitable status. this will now the changing Pochettino had a habit of what he can do. So, I give him a League club that cannot be revealed, and Usually, they never catch system is broken. “In this That’s some incentive for the be appearing suddenly throwing him into scenario: the Newcastle United other unnamed teams in the Bundesliga, them. But recently there was crisis, businesses and people CEO of a big company that next week room. Rap is his games. On Boxing Day 2018, takeover has gone through and I’m Argentina, Mexico and the MLS. this one bloody goose who cannot save themselves and likes golf.” favourite music against Bournemouth, when the new sporting director there. I They have also been linked with was slow. Pip just took off, that is a great shame,” he says. I ask about his game and he became the youngest have £50 million to spend on a No 9 Manchester United and are acknowl- I’m 50-60 yards away and I “Surely the function of living how it was before lockdown. player in 15 years to provide and I want one like Harry Kane. edged within the Spanish football indus- called TeamBuildr which three assists in a Premier Who should I go for? try as providing the advice that led to makes it easy — they upload League match, he only ILike a striker losing a marker with a signing sessions for each day, so if discovered he was playing 90 couple of quick movements in the box, from Paris Saint-Germain. The Span- there’s an exercise you don’t minutes before kick-off. Carmona goes click, click, click, and the ish club sold him for a €41 million ‘I’m now a doctor who runs’ understand you click and It was the same when screen fills with graphics and stats. (about £35 million) profit to Totten- there’s a video, which is Pochettino pitched him in “There,” he says, highlighting a list of the ham Hotspur in January after the helpful because sometimes against Leicester City and he closest matches to Kane in Europe’s big Argentine had been on Eleanor Davis has put the day. There will be more you forget exercises or forget provided two assists in a 5-4 five leagues plus 2019-20 Uefa competi- loan at Spurs since August last year. races — we don’t know when what they’re called,” he says. victory on the last day of the tion, headed by Tammy Abraham, of Carmona’s company was also marathon ambitions — but there will be. “With the longer running 2017-18 campaign. Away to Chelsea. assisting agents, managers and on hold to work on “I’ve seen some you record your times and Barcelona last season, he He picks out the one that he would national federations but since SIMILAR PLAYERS the NHS front line heartbreaking days but there’s a leaderboard, which showed his mental strength buy, Lille’s Victor Osimhen, according to the pandemic produced lock- there are also some uplifting helps push you. I’m surprised in a different way, recovering Driblab’s algorithm an 89.2 per cent down and the suspension of moments and I have seen how much I’ve enjoyed it.” from an early error to subdue match, and immediately begins a foren- football in most some care and compassion Tammy Abraham, Chelsea (22) Patrik Schick, RB Leipzig (24) Rick Broadbent Walker-Peters tops Philippe Coutinho. sic delve into the Nigerian’s numbers. countries, that I will take with me for Premier League 2019: 2,008 mins played Bundesliga 2019: 943 mins played Southampton’s 1km and 2km He exudes modesty laced Why Osimhen? Well, age (he’s 21), finish- demand for Eleanor Davis had been the rest of my career.” rankings with times of 3min with quiet determination. ing percentages, performance this sea- their services hoping to run the London Listening to Davis talk and 7min 14sec, but he is When he set his 1km time, he son and at his previous club, Charleroi; has spiralled. Marathon today. Instead, about her week makes you second in the 5km standings. tried to sprint all the way and the fact that Lille have a great track “The first André Silva, Frankfurt (24) Anthony Martial, Manchester United (24) she will be on a coronavirus appreciate how remarkable First? “[James] Ward- was “dead” afterwards and he record at finding and developing talent. two weeks of Bundesliga 2019: 915 mins played Premier League 2019: 1,961 mins played ward at Stepping Hill other people’s ordinary Prowse,” he says. “He’s a pushes himself like that “He has less dribbling ability. His Covid-19 were Hospital in Stockport, really is. “I am generally not good runner.” because “coming through the passing is worse,” he continues, noting like a staycation accepting that it is probably fearful when I am in Tottenham are using Zoom ranks at Tottenham, I wasn’t the downsides. “He’ll be called for the but then it was, “when rather than if” she hospital,” she says. “I am fit and Southampton a similar always the best player in the Cup of Nations. He had a meniscal injury oof,” he says. “There is Alexander Isak, Real Sociedad (20) , Inter Milan (26) contracts Covid-19. “I used and healthy but I know it video app for mobility group so from there I’ve in 2016 that put him out for 180 days and no live football and now teams are asking 2019: 1,197 mins played 2019: 2,261 mins played to be a running doctor,” she doesn’t always discriminate. sessions and some group always wanted to be the best, in 2018 had three injuries at Wolfsburg. for all the extra help they can get, in says of how her life balance From personal experience work. “Something the club always wanted to catch up.” “Outside of that, he would be a great terms of scouting, because the reality is has tilted. “Now I’m a there have been no has done well is have one big A silver lining for the signing. If you look at his playing style, that next season they have to put a team Source: Driblab doctor that runs.” problems with PPE but I group chat for training but English game of the he’s a target man and poacher. Doesn’t out there. The long-range, long-term guess each day I do wake up also break it down into pandemic bringing financial create chances, doesn’t recover the ball, “There are no games to scout so you goals have been dwarfed by Davis was supposed to run the London Marathon today feeling quite lucky that I am smaller group chats, giving pressures could be that clubs but does head the ball often. And he have to look at data. There are video tools the global emergency and still well considering I have each group a member of are forced to use homegrown provokes penalties.” like Wyscout, but somebody needs to Carmona made of minutes. Tools like ours help minimise Since 2017, Premier League clubs have who specialises in computing to found you’re West Ham and you think like Man her role as an NHS doctor. struggling with their mental London Marathon chiefs, had so much exposure. I am staff,” Walker-Peters says. talent more. “I hope that’s the What is extraordinary is that this guide you with proper analytics, who can his name in the risk and give a better grasp of what a spent £5.05 billion on 1,131 players. It ‘There are certain Driblab, whose staff has grown to ten. City internally, you’re going to lose to Davis, 31, is still running health a little bit through has challenged the public to kind of expecting to get it at “Players raise things like, ‘I case,” Walker-Peters says. whole process — from question to ridicu- tell you this is the right winger you’re world of stats in player does and doesn’t do.” seems incredible, given such outlay, that Traditional scouting will always be Man City externally,” he says. “So you’re about 100 miles a week, this,” she says. “I’m not come up with fundraising some point so it is when have a niggle in my back “Coming from the club lously detailed answer — has taken three looking for, who has dribbling power basketball and The Driblab team are not the only data a quarter of those clubs (Carmona says it clubs I would essential. “Data should give you the first going to have to do things differently to before and after work, but ashamed to admit I have ideas combining the rather than if, I guess.” today, I can only do half the almost gives you a bit more of minutes; him in Madrid, me in the UK, blah blah, who can also filter stuff like then founded his whizzes playing a growing role in the would be impolite to name them) have no filter but then you have to go to watch the get different results. It’s cliché but the for an escape from grim struggled on days. I guess it numbers two and six. Davis Today is a blow to session.’ And there’s a lot of an edge in terms of your without either of us having to leave our nationality and all the other characteris- own company, game — 21st Club and StatsBomb are data analytics at all and a further quarter target and scout players and find out all the things data reality. Leicester have done this well. reality rather than to pursue has been both in work and and the five-times Olympian thousands of personal banter.” mentality. People don’t desks. Carmona is not one of those data tics you feel are important.” Driblab, in 2015, among its UK-based competitors, while in have either one-man departments or can’t tell you,” he says. “Body language. “So there are certain clubs I would tar- a dream of breaking 2hr having my running dreams Jo Pavey are among a team odysseys. Few events on the He was relishing his fresh always get that.” guys who will pretend numbers are foot- In the past fortnight, Carmona has which is now 2012 Arsenal spent £3 million acquiring only use basic tools. consistently, Family situation. Behaviour. How a get and scout consistently, which are the 30min. The London ripped away for a bit.” running 2.6 miles each for British calendar provide the start before lockdown, having Over his shoulder, up on ball’s magic bullet. “Analytics is another been approached by two more English providing Seattle sport analytics company Stat- The same, mixed picture pervades player is off the ball — there are certain best clubs in the poorer leagues — Basle, Marathon has been Davis had gone part-time Mind, the mental health same sense of commonality signed on loan from Spurs in his wall, is a framed tool in the toolbox,” he says. “It’s not the clubs, and further clubs in Germany, information for DNA. All operate differently. Driblab’s Europe. “The Red Bull clubs [Leipzig and which are the best things there that you can’t measure.” Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, rescheduled for October 4 to aid her sporting career charity. as the London Marathon, a January. He made a solid shirt. They are close friends France, Austria, Brazil and Colombia. football clubs unique selling point is that it goes beyond Salzburg] maybe do it best,” he says. I try him with more scenarios. How do Olympiacos, Sparta Prague, Salzburg. and for Davis and her wife, but is now working Like 45,000 others 26-mile street party in debut against Burnley before and celebrated lockdown Even when football restarts, the recruit- around the world offering software; it is a consultancy who “Watford and Udinese do well. Atletico clubs in the Manchester City replace David Silva? Phil “Why? One, their players tend to be an A&E consultant in weekends too as health around the world, Davis had which communal suffering a minor injury stalled him. He birthdays two days apart. ment terrain will be different. For one will build bespoke recruitment models Madrid. Valencia over the last two years, Foden has not played enough minutes for very good. Two, they compete in Europe. Manchester, the cold truth is workers rally. been a slave to her training brings out the best in most. felt on the verge of getting “We FaceTimed to see how thing, it is unclear whether scouts will be for clubs based on particular needs. Atalanta, Dortmund, Leicester,” Car- poorer leagues’ the data to be worthwhile so he goes Three, players from those teams are “our house is probably a hot She is also one of a group before the London race was Studies have also shown that back in the team and says: “I we were doing,” Walker- included in the personnel allowed into Its reach is huge with information on mona replies, when asked which clubs’ through other options: first is Philippe likely to get work permits because they spot”. of elite British women who postponed. It is “gutting” more people run in a time of like the group, the manager. Peters says. “He’s actually just closed-doors games. For another, more than 130,000 players from 180 recruitment he admires. Coutinho, then Bernardo Silva, then should already be internationals. So: With risk of infection and will be doing a virtual relay that she will not get the crisis. Just not this one. The style of play suits me. It’s round the corner but I can’t budgets will be smaller. competitions around the world and He believes the picture will change and Neymar, but what Carmona notes is that [Mohamed] Salah at Basle. [Victor] a death toll that can bypass today as part of the 2.6 chance to run, but she is Instead, it is a day to high intensity, high pressing go to his house. Under “I do think there’ll be an aftermath when I mention that a friend is an execu- football will catch up with the sophisti- were overpaid. His findings filtered out to none of the matches is particularly close Wanyama at Celtic. [Sadio] Mané at only the most granitic spirit, Challenge, the numbers painfully aware of the bigger appreciate Davis and her and I like to think that’s what normal circumstances I’d be with Covid-19 that will last for a long tive at a League One club, Carmona goes cated use of data analytics in American the press. The NBA hired him and sent and he’s unsurprised. “There’s nobody Salzburg. And so on.” Davis concedes that the referencing the marathon picture. “It will be strange key-worker colleagues who I’m good at.” round his, chilling, most of time,” Carmona says. “The market will be click, click, click again and immediately sport. Carmona studied economics at him to London; he lived near Craven really like David Silva,” he says. I have to let him go because he has crisis has taken a date and distance. With [to be working on what are “running round” for us Ralph Hasenhüttl is “an the time . . .” more important than ever, yet clubs will pulls up the pages of a 21-year-old loanee University of Arizona and for his disserta- Cottage and became a regular at Fulham How about if I were the owner of a mid- another video call — with a French club. psychological toll. charities facing a £4 billion should have been marathon on their marathon shifts. energetic character”, Walker- But these aren’t normal have a bigger margin of error, because on their books. “Yes, they have this guy, tion created a model that adjusted games. In 2014 he returned to Madrid to ranking Premier League club. Where But it is the kind of stuff, lockdown or not, “I don’t think there are shortfall due to the day]. But being at work gives 6 www.justgiving.com/ Peters says. “He loves the circumstances. At least he has there are less games played and they’ll we know him,” Carmona says. “Great salaries to performance in basketball, complete a master’s and the following would I look for those special finds who that anyone who is fascinated by the foot- many people in the country lockdown, a group of event me the perspective that it is fundraising/ kind of music us boys listen Dior — albeit fewer socks. have to base judgments on a smaller pool stats.” identifying a number of star players who year teamed up with a childhood friend could elevate my team? “The reality is if ball business could talk about for hours. or world who wouldn’t be organisers, including just running at the end of britishmarathonwomen