MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League has been told by government experts that coronavirus restrictions could endure for at least a year in English football, with players allowed to resume only non-contact training from Tuesday.
The Bundesliga is already back underway but the aspiration to restart England’s top division on June 12 now looks hard to meet.
“We have to be flexible about it,” Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said in a media call on Monday.
Allowing players to eventually take part in contact training in England still depends on government approval if there is no new spike in COVID-19 cases after an easing of lockdown restrictions.