The Premier League resumption date has so far been on hold. She is now known. If the English authorities have not (yet) communicated, the Telegraph informs us that the English first division championship will resume its rights as of June 17. Various British sources confirmed this information in the process, like the BBC or Sky Sports. In fact, two matches will be held to raise the curtain. A first poster between relegation from Aston Villa and the surprise of the season, Sheffield United, but also a clash between Manchester City, defending champion and current Liverpool dolphin in the Premier League standings, against the Arsenal Gunners, looking for a place in the Champions League. These are two late matches. Thus, all the teams will have 29 games played.
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The rest will be the following weekend, with perhaps a first match on Friday June 19. In all cases, the bulk of the matches will be played from Saturday 20. These decisions emanate from the meeting between the club bosses which took place this Thursday, the day after authorization to resume training with contacts. The day after the announcement of four new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to twelve. All with the idea of ending the 2019-20 season on the weekend of August 1, with the FA Cup final the following Saturday. Recall that it is still only at the quarter stage, with in particular Arsenal, the two clubs of Manchester and Chelsea still in the running.
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Germany has already taken over, Spain and Italy to follow?
Remember that the English professional championships closed on March 13, due to the coronavirus pandemic. While many smaller championships have already announced their desire to resume their activities, others, like France, the Netherlands and Belgium, have definitely drawn a line under the 2019-20 fiscal year . The German Bundesliga has already resumed its course, with three disputed days (in camera). The Spanish La Liga is in the final stretch, with the government that authorized the championship to start again from June 8. Finally, Italian Serie A should quickly take this route in turn. We are also awaiting decisions this Thursday from the Boot. Despite the agitation of President Aulas, however, we should not wait for a turnaround in France.
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