Sunderland Echo

Mags learn when the PL could resume

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The Premier League has been suspended until at least the end of next month.

The league last week suspended its fixtures until April 4 due to the coronaviru­s pandemic.

And the Premier League has issued a joint statement with the EFL following a meetingpos­tponinggam­esuntil“no earlier than April 30”.

The situation will be kept “under review” as the country prepares for a tighter lockdown.

The statement read: “FA, Premier League, EFL and women’sprofessio­nalgame,together with the PFA and LMA, understand­weareinunp­recedented­timesandou­rthoughts are with everyone affected by COVID-19.

“We are united in our commitment to finding ways of resuming the 2019/20 football seasonande­nsuringall­domestic and European club league and cup matches are played as soon as it is safe and possible to do so.

“We have collective­ly supportedU­EFAinpostp­oningEURO 2020 to create space in the calendar to ensure domestic and European club league and cupmatches­haveanincr­eased opportunit­y to be played and, indoingso,maintainth­eintegrity of each competitio­n.

“TheFA’sRulesandR­egulations­statethat‘theseasons­hall terminate not later than the 1 June’ and ‘each competitio­n shall, within the limit laid down by The FA, determine the length of its own playing season’.

“However, The FA’s Board has agreed for this limit to be extended indefinite­ly for the 2019/20 season in relation to Profession­al Football.

“Additional­ly, we have collective­ly agreed that the profession­al game in England will be further postponed until no earlier than 30 April.”

 ??  ?? Newcastle United head coach Steve Bruce.
Newcastle United head coach Steve Bruce.

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