The English Premier League, the world's most widely watched and richest soccer division, is set to restart on June 17, with the number of games televised expected to be dramatically increased.
The restart was confirmed by Comcast-owned Sky Sports, which owns the majority of EPL game rights in the U.K., and comes just days after all clubs unanimously agreed to resume contact training.
The league suspended all games in mid-March — weeks before the government-enforced lockdown went into effect — due to the growing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Having kicked off on Aug. 9, the season was originally intended to wrap on May 17, with Liverpool expected to be crowned champions for the first time in 30 years.