From a gradual return to exercises, to conducting checks and wearing masks and protective masks, the health protocol will determine, according to each national championship, the conditions for the return of football on the European continent in light of the emerging Corona virus.
Spain, Germany, and, to some extent, Italy, paved the way for other patrols by setting a road map for return, beginning with exercise protocols. France and England hope to draw inspiration from them in order to enter seriously the stage of the resumption of the season that has stopped since mid-March.

Germany

The German Bundesliga appears the closest among other leagues to regain its activity, with the League confirming Thursday its willingness to resume the season from May 9th, provided that a green light is obtained from the health and political authorities, expected next week.
The German Bundesliga stopped on March 13, but the 18 clubs that make up the Bundesliga first recently re-trained in small groups, with social divergence rules and strict health restrictions on the field.
League League president Christian Seifert stressed the need to observe health safety precautions, with an orientation to test players and appoint monitors in each team to ensure instructions are followed.
There will be a need to conduct periodic tests for players, coaches and all other crews, which has sparked some criticism in Germany regarding the necessity that the priority of conducting examinations should be for members of society at large. But Seifert said that "professional football will only use 0.4 percent of these resources," noting that Germany is able to conduct about 800,000 checks per week.
If a team member's test is positive, he or she must be isolated and the people who mixed with him must be tested, but putting the entire team in quarantine will not be automatic.

Spain

In Spain, the League and Spanish Federation have agreed to resume exercises for professional clubs. According to press reports, the gradual return protocol will provide an opportunity to conduct tests to determine the safety of players and crews from the "Covid-19" virus, and then the gradual transition from individual exercises to group.
A source in "La Liga" told Agence France-Presse that the association "is working with medical services to start the exams on April 28th," confirming the validity of a statement made by the president of the Association of Doctors of Soccer Football Teams in Spain, Rafael Ramos, to "Cuban" radio.
Ramos expected the tests to start on April 28 or 29, after which they would be regular every three or four days.
After individual exercises, group exercises will be allowed, but in small groups, within restrictions, including the non-participation of players in water bottles, and the obligation to put masks and gloves upon reaching the exercise centers.
As for the stage of returning to group exercises, it is required to keep the players together in a hotel or in the training center, and if a case of HIV infection is revealed, the player in question is isolated and the team members who were in contact with him are subject to examination.
Many hope that May 4th will be the date for all players to return to their clubs, before a possible resumption of the tournament in late May or early June.
But so far, no dates have been officially announced, at a time when Sports and Culture Minister Jose Manuel Rodriguez Oribes warned on Wednesday that any appeal would be subject to the approval of the health authorities first.

Italia

Returning to exercises in three batches - In Italy, which is the European country most affected by the epidemic in terms of deaths, preparations are also being made for the return of the league. Although no date has been set for the appeal, the game's local association has submitted a health protocol to the government.
This program provides, three or four days before the resumption, the first batch of tests for players, including temperature measurement, a rapid test for the detection of "Covid-19" virus and its repetition after 24 hours, a serological test (if any) and a blood test.
The results should indicate the possibility of creating three subgroups, whether or not the person is infected, and according to the strength of the symptoms. Those who experience confirmed symptoms, for example, will undergo additional tests (such as an ultrasound of the heart, an examination of effort ...).
For the rest, as in Spain, the exercise phase resumes in three batches, where all facilities (stadiums, sports halls, restaurants, rooms ...) must be in or near the sports center itself, with sterilization performed regularly.

England

Waiting in England, there is no specific date or even a target date for the resumption of the Premier League, but several different measures have been touched to make return to the stadiums possible: matches behind closed doors without an audience, or even setting up matches on neutral stadiums and in a limited number of them to avoid travel Putting players in quarantine and getting them checked regularly ...

France

The return is being studied in France, as it is hoped that the May 11 date set by President Emmanuel Macron to start the gradual easing of the isolation and closure measures is an opportunity that paves the way for the resumption of the exercises in the hope of returning the league in June ... but everything will be linked to the instructions of the health authorities.
Emmanuel Orhan, the medical director of the French Federation for the game, reflects the uncertainty surrounding the resumption of the season, saying that "until today, nothing has been decided," acknowledging the existence of a "delay in decision-making."
Things are still mysterious about players getting tested for the detection of "Covid-19" virus, or the diagnosis of infection, but for Philip Beate, president of the players' union, the solution is clear: "Recommend them (everyone) to take them."
But testing footballers requires a change in the government’s strategy, which currently limits tests to patients, which raises the question about the availability and frequency of tests.