The deputy chief scientific adviser to the British government has said it is an "interesting hypothesis" that Liverpool's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid may have spread coronavirus in the city.
More than 3,000 fans made the trip from the Spanish capital to Merseyside for the 11 March fixture, despite their home city already subject to partial lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Professor Dame Angela McLean admitted it would be interesting to look at the scientific evidence and the Champions League last-16 second leg tie at Anfield down the line.
However, she pointed out that, given the general policy at the time, going to a football match was not considered a "particularly large extra risk". "However, when you get to the