Arsenal, Chelsea and other London clubs could waste whopping 700,000 pints worth £3m due to empty stadiums
A WHOPPING 700,000 pints of beer could be wasted at London's football stadiums - because there's no one to drink it.
Seven thousand kegs of beer are sitting unused across Wembley, the Emirates, Craven Cottage and the London Stadium.
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This amounts to a staggering £3million in sales.
An industry source said: “Stadiums usually stock up on four games worth of beer in advance.
“Its thought £500,000 worth of beer will go to waste by July in the London stadiums as no-ones there to drink it. “
Another issue for stadiums is the beer lines from kegs to pumps won’t have been cleaned since coronavirus lockdown - so some stagnant beer and water will have been left in them.
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The source added: “It will cost a lot of money to replace all the equipment.”
Last month it was revealed 50million pints of beer will go to waste if pubs remain closed into the summer.
Britain’s 39,000 pubs have, on average, 15 barrels in their cellar, according to the Campaign for Real Ale.
One reason to raise a glass is that the government has opened the door to football re-starting in June.
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden says plans to resume football progressed after a meeting with governing bodies on Thursday.
Dowden chaired a meeting with chief executives from the Premier League, English Football League and Football Association to discuss plans to restart the season in June.
Dowden said: "Today's positive meeting I hosted with the football authorities progressed plans for the resumption of the professional game in England.
"We all agreed that we will only go ahead if it is safe to do so and the health and welfare of players, coaches and staff comes first."
The minister added that it is now over to the respective governing bodies on how best to deliver a restart.
He added: "The government is opening the door for competitive football to return safely in June.
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"This should include widening access for fans to view live coverage and ensure finances from the game's resumption supports the wider football family.
"It is now up to the football authorities to agree and finalise the detail of their plans, and there is combined goodwill to achieve this for their fans, the football community and the nation as a whole.
"The Government and our medical experts will continue to offer guidance and support to the game ahead of any final decision which would put these plans into action."
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