The British government opened the door to the return of sports
competitions without an audience, as of early June, which
enhances the possibility of completing the Premier League,
which was suspended in mid-March due to the emerging
Corona virus.
The government published guidelines to follow in order to
reduce restrictions on the closure, and the second step of
the process included “allowing cultural and sports activities
to take place behind closed doors, with great care to avoid
the dangers of social communication”.
Events will not be allowed until sufficient progress has been
made in limiting the spread of the virus, between now and then,
according to Reuters.
It appears that fans in the United Kingdom will have to wait
a lot before returning to the matches, although the directives
indicated that “there is no return to sports in front of the fans
until later, according to the low number of injuries.”
Sports events involving travel outside the country’s borders,
such as European football competitions, cricket tours and
Formula One, may be affected because the government will
subject the expatriates to the country for a 14-day forced
quarantine period, with the exception of those coming from
countries “on a short list of exemptions”.
The English Premier League clubs are holding a new meeting
to discuss ways to complete the season suspended since mid-
March because of “Covid-19”, amid growing divisions over
the “appeal project” plan.
Meanwhile, the Association of Clubs is seeking to return
to action in June after an emergency respite from the global
pandemic.
