UK's Premier League Given
Go-Ahead to Resume Play on June 1 The decision to reopen Britain's top soccer division
was revealed in a plan to lift the country's
lockdown measures. The EPL would follow Germany's Bundesliga, who
will become Europe's first league to return. According to ESPN, the Department for Culture, Media
& Sport (DCMS) will now hold talks with
UK's professional sporting leagues. The strategy states that the UK's government and
health officials must approve of a reopening
plan before games can begin. Once that is done, regular matches can be played
for broadcast but will still be closed off to fans. The government's plan adds that the return
of spectators depends on the reduction
of coronavirus infections. UK Government reopening plan, via ESPN England's Premier League suspended its season
due to the coronavirus back on March 13. Over 90 fixtures remain and ESPN reports
it is not known how they will start back up. Premier teams are currently using training grounds
while adhering to the social distancing measures. ESPN adds that UK leagues must submit their plans
for resuming games to the Union of European
Football Associations by May 25.
