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Premier League return moves closer after clubs cleared for contact training

The United Kingdom government has given Premier League teams the green light for "close-contact" and "competitive" training amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 forced the 2019-20 Premier League season to be postponed in March, but officials are eyeing a mid-June restart following a tentative return to training.

Clubs returned to training in small groups last week amid social-distancing measures after the UK government published its phase one guidance on May 13.

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The government released phase two of its guidance for athletes and elite sportsmen on Monday as the Premier Leagues eyes a return to action next month following the Bundesliga's resumption earlier in May.