Wembley Stadium in London could be one of the host venues for games when the Premier League resumes after the coronavirus pandemic.
The Football Association (FA) has offered Wembley and St George’s Park, the national football center, as possible venues to help the English Premier League complete the season, the Times of London has reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
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The top-flight has acknowledged that the competition will not restart at the beginning of next month and the remainder of the campaign “will only return when it is safe and appropriate to do so”.
As per the Daily Mail, the authoritative slice off point to complete the season is July 16 and, on the off chance that the battle isn’t finished by, at that point, telecasters Sky, BT, and worldwide rights holders could request refunds of as much as £762 million (S$1.35 billion).
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The arrangements for players in the last year of their agreement additionally finishes on July 30, so that is another issue that should be worked out to protect the uprightness of the opposition.
All things considered, the Premier League is attracting up elective intends to guarantee a good end to the season, which was ended on March 13 inferable from the coronavirus pandemic.
Organizing matches away from public scrutiny are said to be the favored choice, given the limitations on mass social affairs to hinder the spread of COVID-19.
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Going between arenas is additionally a no-go as the British government has acquainted measures with limit development during the emergency.
While the Premier League gauges its alternatives, an early resumption of matches isn’t relied upon to be on the cards, with The Times guaranteeing that June was “a progressively practical return” to activity, particularly with players yet to experience mass COVID-19 testing.
“We just have a bunch of tests and are limiting ourselves to testing players just on the off chance that they show side effects,” a Premier League official, who declined to be named, said.
“We comprehend that the National Health Service ought to get need, yet it shows up we are a month behind Germany as far as having the option to return.”
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