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The government has confirmed £ 300 million in emergency funding for spectator sports in England, with rugby union by far the largest beneficiary.
Union will receive £ 135 million in total, of which £ 59 million will go to Premiership clubs. The rugby league, on the other hand, will receive 12 million pounds. Horse racing will also receive substantial support, totaling £ 40 million. On the contrary, netball will receive 4 million pounds and tennis 5 million.
The highest levels of men’s professional soccer will not receive any funding as part of the “Winter Sports Survival Package,” and the government has long argued that there is enough money in the game to support themselves. Non-league football will be supported, however, with £ 11 million for the National League. The Super League and the Women’s Championship will also receive £ 3 million.
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain receives 1 million pounds. Eleven sports in total are online for government support.
This new money will come primarily in the form of loans, and has been agreed upon after individual sports performances, according to a “needs-based assessment process.”
The size of the fund stands in stark contrast to the £ 1.57bn title available to the arts sector earlier in the year under the Culture Recovery Fund. The government maintains that the new package is the latest in a series of measures applying to sport, including more than £ 300 million in grants and loans for the leisure sector.
Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said: “We promised to support sports when we had to postpone the return of fans. We are doing just that by handing over another £ 300 million in addition to existing business support schemes.
“Great Britain is a sports powerhouse, and this government will do everything possible to help our precious sports and clubs overcome Covid.”
