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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Chris Boardman urges Premier League clubs to step up work on climate crisis

Chris Boardman EPL Sport England Manchester United Football United States Newcastle Southampton the Premier League West Ham
Manchester United and Liverpool faced each other in Columbia, South Carolina in August, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United faced each other in Melbourne just 3 days after the season finished. Meanwhile Southampton and West Ham stayed closer to home taking on neighbours Eastleigh and Dagenham & Redbridge respectively.
Manchester United and Liverpool faced each other in Columbia, South Carolina in August, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United faced each other in Melbourne just 3 days after the season finished. Meanwhile Southampton and West Ham stayed closer to home taking on neighbours Eastleigh and Dagenham & Redbridge respectively. Composite: Manchester United/Getty Images; Getty Images; Southampton FC/Getty Images; CameraSport/Getty Images

Premier League clubs must step up and put themselves on the right side of history when it comes to climate change, Sport England’s chair, Chris Boardman, will warn on Tuesday.

In a keynote speech to the Sport Positive Summit, seen by the Guardian, Boardman will question why 10 Premier League clubs flew to the US for pre-season friendlies and Tottenham and Newcastle played a match in Melbourne three days after the final day of season.

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