sport news Tottenham donate their £1bn stadium as possible Covid vaccine hub

Tottenham donate £1bn stadium as potential Covid vaccine hub while the FA also volunteered Wembley as a centre for the life-saving injections but national ground is unlikely to be used Tottenham's stadium was taken over by NHS during the first national lockdown Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is also being used as testing centre amid pandemic Now it is understood it will be available to NHS as a hub for rolling out Covid jab The Football Association put Wembley forward as a potential vaccination centre But complexities with inner workings of the ground mean it is likely to be utilised

By Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:30 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 5 January 2021

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Tottenham have donated their £1billion home to the NHS as a potential hub for rolling out the Covid vaccine.

As it emerged football clubs will not receive early doses of the vaccine despite the decision to allow elite sport to continue during the third national lockdown, it is understood the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be available to the NHS as a supplementary centre for the life-saving injections.

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Spurs have been at the forefront of helping their community combat the pandemic. Their stadium was taken over by the NHS during the first national lockdown that started last March for their ante natal care, while the site is also being used as a testing centre.