LONDON, April 18 — West Ham chief executive Karren Brady claims the Premier League’s return date is still unclear despite hopes the top-flight season can restart in June. The Premier League said on Friday that wrapping up the remaining 92 fixtures remains their goal, but the on-going...
A general view of the Premier League logo before the match between Sheffield United and Brighton & Hove Albion in Sheffield February 22, 2020. — Reuters pic
Brady’s West Ham were perilously placed in the English top flight when football was suspended, sitting above the relegation zone on only goal difference with nine games remaining.The Sun“But if social-distancing rules are still in place, physical match-play training will not be allowed -- you can’t tackle from two metres away.With most clubs having nine games left, it was reported that Friday’s meeting of the 20 clubs discussed finishing the season in a 40-day window.
The Premier League has been suspended since March and the UK’s lockdown is in place until May 7 at the earliest. “Police officers will need to be at games even if they are behind closed doors as some supporters will travel to the stadium, even if they cannot come in to watch,” she said.
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