All EFL clubs to be tested for COVID-19 twice a week
It will be paid for by the PFA
The LNER Stadium. | Photo: Lincoln City FC
All 72 clubs in the English Football League, including Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United, will be tested twice a week for COVID-19.
The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) will fully fund the testing when it begins from Monday, January 11.
It comes as a re-introduction to a full league testing programme in order to be more vigilant against rising coronavirus cases.
All 72 clubs from the Championship, League One and League Two took part in mandatory testing on the week of January 4, and it has been decided that more regular testing will continue.