By John Lyons

THE Premier League have defended their support for the grassroots game amid the coronavirus crisis.
Critics have accused English football’s top-flight of not doing enough to ensure their lower level brethren come through the challenging times of the last few months.
The grassroots topic was brought up by Clacton MP and FC Clacton patron Giles Watling when Premier League chief executive Richard Masters spoke, by video link, at a meeting of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee on Tuesday.
Watling said: “My local team Clacton are really struggling. The s...