LaLiga can restart from June 8, confirms Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

Tom Doyle23 May 2020

LaLiga can resume from June 8 after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gave the go-ahead for top-flight football to restart next month.

Football across Spain was suspended on March 12, though clubs from the top two divisions have since returned to group training.

LaLiga has yet to officially confirm a date on which it will resume, although president Javier Tebas had said previously he hoped the season could do so from June 12.

On Saturday, Mr Sanchez said: "Spain has done what it needed to do and now new horizons can open for everyone.

"The time has come to recover many of our daily activities. From June 8 La Liga will be able to return.

"Spanish football has a huge following but it will not be the only recreation activity that will return."

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Reacting to the news, Tebas said on Twitter: "We are very happy for the decision, it is the result of the great work of clubs, players, technicians... CSD (National Sports Council) and agents involved.

"But we cannot lower our guard, it is important to follow health regulations and ensure the pandemic doesn't come back."

Spain is one of the countries worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with more than 28,000 deaths and more than 234,000 cases of infection diagnosed. But the daily death toll has been steadily declining, with only 56 deaths registered on Friday.

Spain has also begun to relax one of Europe's strictest lockdowns, with the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona set to allow gatherings of up to 10 people from Monday as they move into the first phase of a de-escalation.

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Earlier this week, Tebas has hailed the return of the Bundesliga, and said the German league is an example to follow for the Spanish competition.

There are currently 11 rounds remaining in LaLiga and Tebas is keen for the competition to finish by the end of July, with games scheduled every day of the week in an attempt to appease fans and broadcasters after the lengthy hiatus.

Additional reporting by Reuters.

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