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UK government confirms no professional sport until after June 1st

UK government confirms no professional sport until after June 1st
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The British government has confirmed that there will be no professional sport, even those played behind closed doors, until June 1st at the earliest.

The road map for exiting the lockdown was published this afternoon.

Step two of the road map, which cannot begin any earlier than June 1st, includes "permitting cultural and sporting events to take place behind closed-doors for broadcast, while avoiding the risk of large-scale social contact".

Premier League clubs are meeting today to discuss the next phase of their "Project Restart".

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They're hoping to resume in June where they hope to play the remaining 92 league fixtures.

10 Downing Street says organisations should prepare accordingly to resume behind closed doors after June 1st.

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