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Funding concern caused sleepless nights for many in non-league football

The first award from a Sports Survival Package, devised to support major spectator sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions, was for non-league football.

Funding concern

By Andy Simpson

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ON the face of it, the Government’s intention was laudable.
“We promise to target help where it’s most needed,” said Nigel Huddleston, the sports minister, in January.
The first award from a Sports Survival Package, devised to support major spectator sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions, was for nonleague football.
It set aside up to £10million, a sum to be shared between roughly 850 clubs in England operating at steps 3-6 of the National League System.
The objective was clear...

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