Football: Taiwanese Premier League resumes and hopes for better exposure

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Taiwan joins Burundi, Nicaragua, Belarus, and Tajikistan in the short list of countries where the national championship is played. The day after the women's championship resumed, the local Premier League resumed with boys this Sunday, April 12.

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Eight clubs are vying for the title. Four matches on the program therefore, including the one which pits the triple champion the Tatung Football Club at Taipower.

But in the archipelago of 23 million inhabitants, a model in the fight it waged to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, this recovery takes place behind closed doors and with a minimum of people around the field, very far from the conditions recovery in the Belarusian championship where those in which the Burundian championship ends.

But its broadcast on television and streaming around the world will allow the Taiwanese Premier League to take light. A very important decision for this democracy which wants to keep its autonomy from mainland China.

How to Watch the Taiwan Football Premier League and What to Look Out For https://t.co/nMzZUUov2Z pic.twitter.com/ZaPogDUU63

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