The UEFA Medical Committee considered that it is "possible" to consider a resumption of football competitions, currently interrupted by the pandemic of the new coronavirus. An opinion that comes a day after the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noel Le Graët , considered that the French first and second division league 2019-2020 was "definitely suspended", after the measures announced by the government of your country for the next few months.

"In full compliance with local legislation, it is surely possible to foresee a resumption of suspended competitions during the 2019-2020 season," said German professor Tim Meyer , chairman of the UEFA Medical Committee, quoted in a statement.

"All organizations considering a resumption of their competitions will provide a complete protocol detailing the sanitary and operational conditions to ensure that the health of those involved is protected," added Meyer.

On Tuesday, the chairman of the FIFA Medical Commission, Belgian Michel D'Hooghe , claimed to be "very skeptical" about a return from the competition, in an interview with the BBC. "The situation is different in each country, the peak has not been reached in all places at the same time, so we are not prepared to return to football competitions," said this doctor, a former member of the FIFA Executive Committee. and former president of the Belgian Football Federation.

The Dutch league has now been officially suspended and the Belgian league could follow the same path. In contrast, there are countries where training has resumed and others where they will do so in the coming days. For example, the clubs of the Spanish League will be able to resume "basic training" from May 4.

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