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The Premier League hopes to complete the 2019/20 season
Ahead of the government’s announcement Sunday night, Sky Sports News chief reporter Bryan Swanson discusses next steps to get back into Premier League action.
Will Boris Johnson’s announcement bring clarity to football?
It will help, but don’t expect all the answers.
The government has emphasized the need for an extremely cautious relaxation of the blocking restrictions and football will listen to any specific mention of the Prime Minister.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the return of the Premier League “would lift the nation,” but they have not yet received the green light to resume group training, let alone play games.
Deputy Police Chief Mark Roberts, head of the UK Soccer Police Unit, believes soccer needs a “clear reminder” about the reality of what the season’s comeback should look like.
The Premier League is well aware of the high reputational risk of implementing a return too quickly, and public health will always remain its number one priority.
2:00 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab insists that doctors and scientists will dictate when competitive football can return behind closed doors in the UK.
Can the Premier League confirm a date to resume games?
No not yet. On June 8 and 12 it was discussed by the clubs a few weeks ago, but they are only discussing the next phase of the Restart Project, which is a safe return to group training.
The clubs have scheduled a date for May 18 to resume training, the same day as a new shareholder meeting, but it is still too early to confirm when or if the games will resume.
Everyone is encouraged by the Bundesliga’s return to games this month, but Germany is simply at a more advanced stage of containing the virus than the United Kingdom.
The next move in the Premier League is entirely up to the government.
0:55 FIFPro Secretary General Jonas Baer-Hoffmann talks about the dangers of the return of German football
Do the players participate in the conversations?
Yes, league officials will meet with player representatives and members of the League Managers Association in the coming days.
Clubs recognize the need for players and managers to agree to their plans, or Project Restart will never take action. No player can be forced to play if he is reluctant to do so.
The Premier League’s priority, in the first instance, is to receive assurances that the player’s safety will not be compromised with a return to group training.
It is then that the clubs assure the players that their safety will not be compromised in any way.
1:05 Deputy soccer police chief Mark Roberts says he is concerned that calls for the return of soccer may overshadow the importance of health and safety.
Are some doctors still unhappy?
“Football has to be patient,” said Dr. Michel D’Hooghe, president of the FIFA Medical Committee. Sky Sports News in April.
His personal opinion is that the game should not resume until September, but medical experts disagree on a number of issues.
Questions were asked at the request of the Premier League, and four club doctors voiced their concern.
The Premier League will have been irritated by the leaks from the media and talks have been held, in private, all week before the government review.
We have yet to receive a formal update from the Premier League Group of Physicians.
0:34 Gary Neville talks about trust between soccer players and doctors as soccer tries to return during the coronavirus crisis
Can we expect a vote on the restart of the project?
A great vote is not foreseen, but a collective call to agree on the different phases.
Historically, the Premier League avoids a vote, unless absolutely necessary. At least 14 clubs must accept any major rule changes.
The last significant vote was in 2017 on the closing of the transfer window before the opening day of the season, and that was the tightest call.
But this is a much more important issue and, as we have seen in the last few weeks, each club has different problems in overcoming the coronavirus pandemic.
Can the FA block Premier League plans?
Yes, technically, but there is no indication that they ever will.
The full name of the competition is The Football Association Premier League, after the clubs signed the Founding Members Agreement in July 1991 and established the basic principles of the league.
The FA is a special shareholder in the Premier League and can “cast a vote on certain specific topics”, including promotion and relegation, the name of the league and its number of teams.
But just because he has a special stake, he doesn’t guarantee that he will ever use it, and the FA has no role in the daily running of the Premier League.
1:21 Sky Sports’ Matt Le Tissier says that if the proper tests are done, the Premier League is able to replicate the Bundesliga season restart.
FA President Greg Clarke, who is on the FA Board, said April 7: “We are committed to ending the professional soccer season. However, we may not be able to end the season as soccer it is not a priority, human life is. “
“We must have a plan to ensure that English football is not decimated if this season is lost and the next season is ruined.”
On March 17, FA Executive Director Mark Bullingham, also on the FA Board, said Sky Sports News: “Everyone’s priority is to finish the season.”
Promotion and relegation are at the heart of the Premier League, and removing them would raise serious questions about their integrity.
What about the financial implications?
Sky Sports News He reported Friday that clubs will be warned that the season not restarted could cost them more than relegation.
The clubs in the bottom six have reservations about proposals to end the season playing on neutral grounds, and believe that giving up the home advantage could affect their chances of staying up to date and compromising the integrity of the competition.
Aston Villa, Brighton and Watford are so far the only clubs to publicly express concerns about the proposal to end the campaign on neutral grounds.
However, each club is committed to ending the season.
0:35 English Football League President Rick Parry warned that clubs will face a £ 200 million financial hole by September
What about five substitutes and VAR?
Football legislators, IFAB, have announced that they will allow up to five substitutions in normal time. IFAB agreed with FIFA’s request to “protect the well-being of the players”.
Lawmakers also introduced the intriguing possibility of suspending the use of video assistant referees, by allowing competitions to leave the VAR mid-season.
This is a new option on the table, which is why Premier League clubs will discuss these temporary measures in the coming weeks.
FIFA wants them to accept the substitution changes, but it would be a considerable surprise if the clubs agreed to leave the VAR in the same season.
2:21 Sky Sports’ Bryan Swanson has the latest in rule changes allowing teams to make five substitutions per game to help them cope with the return of the break forced by the soccer coronavirus and the possibility of dropping VAR
What are the key dates?
Following the government update on Sunday, the clubs will meet on Monday morning before top managers of English football hold talks with the government on Thursday (May 14).
Discussions with players and coaches are expected to take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Premier League clubs are slated to meet again on May 18, a week before UEFA asks all major European leagues to provide an update on their plans. This update should include a proposed date and format.
On May 27, UEFA’s top executives will announce a decision on the remaining games in the Champions League and Europa League this season.
This is a decisive month, and everyone is extremely aware that the number of deaths continues to rise, daily, in the UK.
There is still great uncertainty about the return of football.
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