April 30th Football Daily Update

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Despite the majority of football leagues being at a standstill, everyday I will bring updates of what is going on in football leagues around the world.

  • France: As of April 28th, the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 won't continue the 2019-2020 season after the Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that “The big sporting affairs cannot occur before September,” and that “The 2019-20 professional football season cannot return" even if the matches are behind closed doors.  According to RMC Sport, Ligue de Football Professional (LFP) officials will meet next month to discuss what will happen with European places, promotion and relegation. Ligue 1 was the first top league to make such a decision. 
Mbappe reacts after a missing an opportunity to score.
Image Source: Tribuna
  • England: The Premier League is setting up plans to continue the remaining matches behind closed doors this season in mid-June according to OneFootball. The English FA will need approval from the government to be able to test all the players and staff. The Premier League clubs will have a meeting on Friday, to potentially finalise plans for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. 
Premier League trophy
Image Source: TalkSport
  • Germany: From all of the top leagues, Bundesliga teams were the first to return to training as the situation in Germany is improving. Chancellor Angela Merkel will have a meeting today with 16 regional leaders, which may decide when the Bundesliga will be able to resume behind closed doors. Last week on Thursday, the DFL and the 36 clubs in Germany's top two divisions discussed May 9 and May 16 as two possible dates to continue the 2019-2020 season. 
FC Schalke 04 players are back in training
Image Source: BT Sport
  • Italy: Italian football clubs were expected to begin having individual training on May 4th, however they will have to wait until group training is permitted on May 18. There are doubts whether the 2019-2020 will be able to resume. Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri states that the idea of Serie A resuming this season ‘seems farfetched’. To make things worse, the Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadaforo declared that resuming the 2019/20 Serie A season is “becoming increasingly unlikely”. According to Football Italia, all Serie A teams expect for Brescia and Torino have agreed to resume the season.
Juventus players training before to COVID-19 pandemic
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  • Spain: Spanish football clubs will be allowed to return to training on May 4th after the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced yesterday, that there will be four phases to ease the coronavirus lockdown measures. On May 11, trainings can begin in small groups and on the 1st of June full training sessions are permitted. This gives fans hope that the leagues in Spain will be resumed in late June.
Official La Liga ball in Getafe's Stadium the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 
Image Source: Al Jazeera


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