After Germany, England could also see its football elites be allowed to return to the path of competition. While the Bundesliga must resume its rights this weekend in stadiums without public, the British government has opened the door to a resumption of the English championship behind closed doors on June 1.
If the sanitary conditions allow it during the second phase of deconfinement (the confinement was extended to June 1) scheduled at best in early June, "cultural and sporting events" may "take place behind closed doors for broadcasting (TV, radio, Internet) ”, provides the government document. While specifying that it will be necessary to avoid "the risk of large-scale social contacts" and by recalling that the return of the public "could not be fully possible until much later depending on the decrease in the number of new cases. "
A recovery on a limited number of stages
If this is confirmed, this is good news for the Premier League which is currently working on the Restart plan. The latter, which aims to propose the appropriate protocol for the recovery to the 20 clubs concerned, advocates a return to training next week in order to compete in the 9 days remaining before the end of July, in a limited number of stadiums.
It remains to be seen whether all these good intentions will be enough for Liverpool and its counterparts to end the current season. While a general assembly of the Premier League takes place on Monday, many clubs, including those affected by relegation, seem for the moment reluctant to end the season on neutral ground.
