The English football league will resume on June 17, more than three months after being suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic, the BBC announced on Thursday, confirming reports from other media outlets, such as The Independant and The Telegraph .
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Two late matches, including a Manchester City opponent to Arsenal, will be played on Wednesday to update the schedule and the 10 games of the 30th day would then be divided between Friday 19 and Sunday 21, adds British public radio.
The third major championship to resume
England is the third country in which a European "grand championship" is to be contested: the German Bundesliga has already resumed in mid-May, while the Spanish Liga will resume on June 11.
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A decisive meeting takes place Thursday evening for Italy, one of the European countries most affected by the epidemic. In France, on the other hand, the government has decided to end the professional football season.