- French prime minister puts elite sport on hold until September
- Spanish players can begin gradual return to training on 4 May
The French prime minister, Edouard Philippe, has announced “big sporting affairs” including professional football cannot return in the country until September and the 2019-20 season in Ligue 1 and 2 will therefore end immediately.
Matches in France have been suspended since the start of March because of the coronavirus pandemic, with several players having agreed to defer up to 50% of their salaries to help their clubs through the crisis after broadcasters initially withheld TV rights.
Written by Ed Aarons and Sid Lowe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/28/french-football-season-cancelled-with-no-games-until-at-least-august-prime-minister-coronavirus under the title “French football season will not resume but La Liga has new hope of restart”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
