MANCHESTER – The Premier League will seek to allay players' concerns about health risks as the government prepares to release protocols allowing a phased resumption of contact training in the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday set out how elite sports could resume in June if there is not a new spike in COVID-19 infections.
The government is planning to release a strategy later this week on the road map to players being allowed to resume group training even as social distancing is being encouraged in wider society. “It’s about the building blocks — how long before we can go back into full contact training?” Premier League chief executive Richard Masters told reporters. "It does depend on what