Scottish pub staff could face abuse when forced to kick out football fans during the middle of Euros matches because of curfew laws, a trade group has said.
As operators make final tweaks to drink line-ups and prepare pre-match team talks for staff, The Morning Advertiser (MA) discusses tournament tactics with industry experts.
As operators count down to UEFA Euro 2020’s curtain raiser on 11 June, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has produced practical guidance for pubs in an effort to assist safe and successful screenings this summer.
BT Sport is giving grassroots footballers across England a once in a lifetime opportunity to play on Wembley’s hallowed turf, as the BT Sport Pub Cup makes its return.
As UEFA Euro 2020 kicks off, John Gemmell of the competition’s official beer partner, Heineken, talks pub trade tactics and Scotland’s major tournament return.
Having been side-lined for the best part of a year, pub operators from England, Scotland and Wales see this summer’s UEFA EURO 2020™ as a potential gamechanger. Here, four operators discuss their tournament tactics.
A poll by The Morning Advertiser (MA) has revealed that 77.5% of publicans would not show fixtures from the controversial European Super League at their venue.
Kate Stewart from the Sandon – a firm fixture on matchdays at Anfield – describes the ‘heart-wrenching’ feeling of not being able to celebrate Liverpool’s first Premier League title with supporters due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Broadcaster BT Sport and Amazon Prime Video will once again team up to make more than 20 Premier League fixtures available to pub operators in December.
Despite sport fans being able to return to stadiums in tiers one and two – and consume alcohol there – from 2 December, traditional matchday pubs haven’t experienced anything like their usual boost.
Both Sky Sports and BT Sport have announced continued cost concessions for pub subscribers unable to trade following England’s exit from a second national lockdown.
