Canadian Football League: “We will play CFL football in 2021"

CFL delays start of 2021 season to Aug. 5

The CFL has delayed the start to the 2021 season.

Commissioner Randy Ambrosie made the announcement on Wednesday morning, ending weeks of speculation regarding if and when the 2021 season would start.

Ambrosie revealed in a media statement that a 14-game regular season is “targeted” to kick off on Aug. 5. The 2021 Grey Cup game, originally slated for Nov. 21 in Hamilton, has been moved to Dec. 12. Training camps are to open in mid-July.

“We will play CFL football in 2021,” Ambrosie said in a prepared statement. “Our revised target date to start our regular season is Aug. 5. To facilitate a 14-game season, for our players, fans and partners, we are re-scheduling the Grey Cup to Dec. 12 in Hamilton.

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Kenny B said:

Fans at the game? I doubt it.

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[h=1]Coronapas: The passport helping Denmark open up after Covid[/h]
"Football fans will be allowed into stadiums from Wednesday and bars, restaurants and museums are reopening as Denmark takes a big foot forward in lifting its coronavirus restrictions. The big condition for Danes to take advantage of these new freedoms is that they must prove they are infection-free, by showing a coronapas or corona passport.

It's a digital app on your phone which shows whether you have had a negative test result within the last 72 hours, a certificate of vaccination or proof of a previous infection two to 12 weeks earlier. It can also be in paper form if necessary.

Digital certificates are seen as Europe's route out of lockdown, and the EU wants to have its scheme in place across all 27 member states by the end of June.

...Unlike much of Europe, this Scandinavian country succeeded in avoiding a third wave and has started easing a lockdown that began last December.

Denmark's infection and death rates are now among the lowest in Europe and authorities here believe coronavirus is under control.

"We can open more now in Denmark, and that is the opposite of what many others are experiencing," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said when the reopening plans were revealed last month.

Many of the steps rely on the corona passport. It already applies to hairdressers and tattoo parlours, but not shops, and will be required for cinemas, theatres and gyms. Those who don't comply risk being fined.

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