Will Liverpool Be Given The Premier League Title?
The Lead
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🗓️ 7 April 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Before coronavirus brought sports to a halt, Liverpool was having a historically great Premier League season and was about to clinch its first top flight title in three decades. The Athletic's David Ornstein joins us to explain how the EPL is now desperately trying to find a way to finish the season, why some owners are taking heat over their business decisions, and what the uncertain future of the season means for Liverpool’s title hopes.
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| 0:00.0 | Before coronavirus brought sports to a halt, Liverpool was having a historically great season. |
| 0:12.0 | They built up a huge lead in the Premier League and were just about to clinch their first |
| 0:23.2 | title in three decades. |
| 0:25.4 | Today, the Athletics David Ornstein joins us to explain how the Premier League is now |
| 0:30.2 | desperately trying to find a way to finish the current season, why some owners are now taking |
| 0:35.5 | heat, and what a cancellation could mean for Liverpool's title hopes. |
| 0:40.6 | The length of time they've waited for this title, the dominance they've shown in marching towards it. |
| 0:46.6 | It'd be absolutely devastating. |
| 0:48.6 | From wondering in the Athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 0:57.4 | And I'm Anders Keltow. It's Tuesday, April 7th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:03.4 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:07.5 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment. |
| 1:10.4 | No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. |
| 1:11.9 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this done. |
| 1:14.8 | You can't wait. |
| 1:15.6 | I've seen anything like that. |
| 1:16.8 | That's not good news. |
| 1:17.8 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in your home. |
| 1:21.8 | It stays with you. |
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| 1:38.0 | Hello, I'm Hannah and I'm Sirete. |
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