COVID-19: public opinion on when live sports will restart as of April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world at the beginning of 2020 was not only a big threat to public health, but also to the entire sports industry. Many professional leagues closed their doors to spectators or postponed their seasons entirely. During an April 2020 survey in the United States, some 26 percent of respondents expected to be able to watch live professional and college sports again in August or September 2020.
