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FIFA medical chief demands no football until September as he fires 'life and death' warning

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FIFA's chief medical officer has demanded the breaks be put on any plans for football to return before September.Dr Michel D’Hooghe insists the world is not ready for the beautiful game to return - with the stark warning “this is not a matter of money, it is a matter of life and death”.

The Scottish Premiership is still in limbo with a decision yet to be taken on whether to bring the season to an end. The SFA have said no football - including training - should take place until June 10 at the earliest.

South of the border, Arsenal were the latest Premier League club to phase in a return to socially distant training for their players this week with the English game still hopeful of completing their current campaign over the summer.

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