Premier League clubs expected to push for season to be completed - MW

In a conference call scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, representatives of the 20 Premier League clubs are expected to reaffirm their determination to end the current season if possible, ideally by June 30. This extension of the date was made possible by UEFA's decision to postpone the European Championship from this summer until 2021, mainly to allow more time for club seasons.

The initial shock of all Premier League matches and EFL suddenly being suspended until April 4 and 3 last week created an immediate feeling among the clubs that the season would not end. It is still a possibility, but for now there is a strong collective determination to get the matches played if they can. Sixteen of the clubs have nine games to play, of which Liverpool are likely a match away from the math champions - 25 points ahead of Manchester City, in second place. The city and three other clubs - Sheffield United, Arsenal and Aston Villa - have 10 matches left.

Premier League sources told the Guardian that at the March 13 emergency meeting where the decision was made to suspend clubs did not discuss the conundrum about how to decide where to end. end if the season is not over. The later proposal of Karren Brady, West Ham's vice president, in her column on the Sun - that the season should be considered worthless - was widely mocked at the weekend, but she was not alone. poisonous when it is considered the most obvious solution. Now, especially after Uefa's decision, there is an innovative decision across Europe to complete the club's season, including the Champions League and the Europa League if possible.

The Premier League football department has modeled scripts to get games after the antivirus process and government health boards allow it. It is widely accepted that even if April 4 written in pencil in matches cannot be resumed later, and the meeting should discuss the goal realistic or not.
FIFA announced on Wednesday after a meeting of its council office that it had formed a working group with the six continental alliances to consider adjusting player contracts and registration deadlines, mainly until June 30. , if after that the seasons cannot be extended. The possibility of playing matches behind closed doors - which nobody in football really wants under normal circumstances - is more feasible. It is possible to anticipate situations where large crowds will be allowed to watch.

The government issued a notice against the crowded rallies on Monday after the football tournament decided three days earlier to suspend matches after a positive diagnosis for Covid-19. The director of the arsenal Mikel Arteta. Updated advice - now everyone should be away from society, including avoiding meeting friends and family - shows that they are currently excluding two Premier League football teams, with all auxiliary staff, meet- you to play a match, even without a hearing.

The meeting is also expected to address the financial meltdown that the crisis threatens to cause to clubs, although the breadth of Premier League television and commercial programs has helped them resolve it. solve more immediate problems in EFL. The federation is said to have spoken with Sky and BT Sport to provide more television content in the form of interviews and access to the scenes, to give subscribers something fascinating to watch. while most sports are suspended. Sky has now proposed to allow subscribers to suspend payments without being charged or withheld within the notice period, while the suspension continues.

MW