UK's Premier League Given <br />Go-Ahead to Resume Play on June 1 The decision to reopen Britain's top soccer division<br />was revealed in a plan to lift the country's <br />lockdown measures. The EPL would follow Germany's Bundesliga, who <br />will become Europe's first league to return. According to ESPN, the Department for Culture, Media <br />& Sport (DCMS) will now hold talks with <br />UK's professional sporting leagues. The strategy states that the UK's government and <br />health officials must approve of a reopening <br />plan before games can begin. Once that is done, regular matches can be played <br />for broadcast but will still be closed off to fans. The government's plan adds that the return <br />of spectators depends on the reduction <br />of coronavirus infections. UK Government reopening plan, via ESPN England's Premier League suspended its season <br />due to the coronavirus back on March 13. Over 90 fixtures remain and ESPN reports<br />it is not known how they will start back up. Premier teams are currently using training grounds <br />while adhering to the social distancing measures. ESPN adds that UK leagues must submit their plans <br />for resuming games to the Union of European <br />Football Associations by May 25.
