catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
It probably wasn't your intention but I think it is wrong and dangerous to equate BAME footballers with a higher risk of a serious outcome from COVID-19. There is no known genetic susceptibility that means people from a BAME background have a worse outcome.
It is far simpler than that. BAME people have a worse outcome because of their socioeconomic status. Once you take out deprivation and underlying medical conditions that are often caused by deprivation then the playing field is levelled.
This isn't about the BAME population needing to be protected from football it is about the BAME population being protected from austerity and deprivation.
Thats simply not backed up by the findings I'm afraid. There's a theory it's down to Socio-economic status, but that doesn't explain it all. Theres certainly no evidence to say being BAME isn't a risk factor, in fact quite the opposite. So if the PL or any club want to show their support for racism, preventing contact football restarting for BAME players would be a good start.