PARIS, April 28 ― French professional football, rugby and other league sports will not be allowed to return before September, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said today, in comments that appeared to call an end to their 2019-20 seasons. The French football league is expected to decide in May on...
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 11:27 PM MYT
PARIS, April 28 ― French professional football, rugby and other league sports will not be allowed to return before September, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said today, in comments that appeared to call an end to their 2019-20 seasons. “The 2019-2020 season of professional sports, especially that of football, will not be able to resume,” Philippe told parliament when announcing plans to end the national lockdown that has been in place since March 17.
France has the world's fourth-highest death toll from the virus, behind the United States, Italy and Spain. Football authorities had hoped to resume their season in June.The Dutch declared their season over when the government extended a ban on public events to September 1. The Eredivisie has said there will be no title awarded and no relegations or promotions made ― a decision strongly criticised by some of the clubs affected.
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