“No club shall permit or facilitate group training at its training ground before the date on which such activity is permitted by the government (‘Training Return Date’).
“Any such group training after the Training Return Date must be strictly in accordance with these rules. Training will initially recommence in the form of small group training and progress to team training over a time period mandated by the League on advice from the United Kingdom government.”
UEFA guidance to European leagues is that it wants domestic competitions finished by the end of July to minimise disruption, which means that clubs need to be in full training by May 18.
The Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A are all committed to returning, with the German league deemed closest to a restart and already implementing similar measures. Meanwhile, governmental announcements have seen the cancellation of Ligue 1 in France and the Eredivisie the Netherlands.
However, there are concerns about the choice to restart from the world football players’ union, FIFPro, who believe that a return risks sending a “bad signal”.(Goal.com)