LONDON (AFP) - Clubs outside the Premier League cannot resume training till 'May 16 at the earliest' due to the coronavirus pandemic but the season can be completed in '56 days', English Football League chairman Rick Parry informed them in a letter.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Clubs outside the Premier League cannot resume training till"May 16 at the earliest" due to the coronavirus pandemic but the season can be completed in"56 days", English Football League chairman Rick Parry informed them in a letter.
"The EFL Board today determined that to provide a level of certainty, clubs should not recommence any training activity with players until May 16 at the earliest," Parry wrote. "It is our working assumption at this stage that matches will be played behind closed doors when we eventually return," he said.
Several sides have already put players and staff on furlough or temporary leave whilst players of Championship table-toppers Leeds United have agreed to a deferment of their wages.
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