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Will La Liga Resume or Be Annulled? The Plan to Restart Football in Spain

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A few weeks ago, a physiotherapist called to the house of one of La Liga's stars for a treatment session. As detailed by El Mundo, the physio was stopped at the door by the player's wife: without evidence of a negative coronavirus COVID-19 test, the physio wasn't going to be let inside their house; she didn't want her children to be put at risk.

Professional football in Spain is at a crossroads. Having suspended La Liga—after an Eibar vs. Real Sociedad game on 10 March—there are plans afoot to restart the league on one of three dates: May 29, June 6 or June 28 (with a view to finishing the league by the end of July, ideally leaving August free to conclude UEFA's European club competitions).