The message from the Public Health Authority and the government is lifting a heavy burden from the collective shoulders of Swedish football. Three months after the season had to be canceled because of the corona pandemic, it is time to restart.

- It is not optimal in any way but this is not a normal football season in any way. We must try to handle this in the best possible way, says Sjöstrand.

Sjöstrand: "An incredible relief"

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All clubs in the men's allsvenska have had a large loss of revenue and short-term permits both players and staff. Even if the restart takes place without an audience, now will be an opportunity to get the business started again.

-It's clear that that's not really what we want. But now the circumstances are such that football in this form is better than no football at all, says the Football Association's chairman Karl-Erik Nilsson to TT.

-It's really nice to get a date as well, it's probably the most to get something to relate to. Especially for the guys, Hammarby's sports manager Jesper Jansson tells Expressen.

Malmö FF's CEO Niclas Carlnén says to the club's website

“A really good message based on the current situation. For a number of reasons, it is important that we can play clear Allsvenskan before the end of the year. What we unfortunately do not get is the audience at the matches and we are well aware of what impact it has, but we do not see that there is any other alternative. "

Football matches will be allowed from June 14, the same day all Swedes will have their premiere. This means that there is no time for training matches or in the Swedish Cup before.

- The message we have received is that matches can only be played on June 14 and that means that you cannot play training matches, says Håkan Sjöstrand to SVT Sport.

The game program has not yet been determined, but the idea has so far been that all 30 games in allsvenskan should be played. The series would have started on April 4, but will now start more than two months later.

-Now our competition department works and looks over our series and also the Swedish Cup, and it is a complicated and complex puzzle. I can't anticipate anything but you are working on that issue now. We also need to relate to European qualifying games, ”says Håkan Sjöstrand to SVT Sport.

-It feels incredibly nice that we are now at a point where we begin a gradual return to some form of normalcy, even though the challenges are far from over. We must now continue to take great responsibility for following rules and advice to prevent the spread of infection, ”Karl-Erik Nilsson told TT.