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Opinion | Sport set to end coronavirus suspension but should we be rushing it back?
- Italy’s prime minister gives green light for football teams to train while other leagues announce starting dates
- If and when sport returns there are concerns over coronavirus and it will certainly impact matches
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When is sport coming back? That has been the question on a lot of lips over the last few weeks. Sooner rather than later it would seem.
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The answer, at least for the German Bundelsiga and South Korea’s K-League is inside the next two weeks. Other leagues across the sporting world from the NBA and NHL to the Chinese Basketball Association and Chinese Super League are plotting their comebacks too.
Italy’s Series A will start with opening club training grounds for individual sessions from May 4 and team training two weeks later announced prime minister Guisseppe Conte on Sunday.
Conte, who described himself as “passionate for football”, did not say when matches will start but said when they did they would be behind closed doors. It is a similar situation in the English Premier League and Spain’s where there is no official restart date, although La Liga president Javier Tebas has offered three dates in May and June.
Polish football is set for May 29 while Sweden is aiming for June 14 and are planning on fans being in the stadium.
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