Football

Tebas wants June return for La Liga

President of Spain’s La Liga, Javier Tebas has insisted that Spanish league games would be played every day for a month should football make its long-awaited return in June.

Spain’s top flight was suspended indefinitely in March following the outbreak of the coronavirus but after two months of isolation, players have started to return to training while adhering to social distancing rules.

The resumption of training has led to hopes that LaLiga can return in the coming weeks, with Tebas pining for a return date of June 12.


However, the 57-year-old Tebas is still uncertain over the exact date and insists there will be minimal risk to players during matches.
“I don’t know when football will return. I don’t know if the most probable date is June 19, I would like it to be June 12. It will depend on spikes and contagions,” Tebas told El Partidazo on Movistar. 
“There would be league games daily for 35 days, 24 hours before the game the players will be tested. 
“The lowest risk will be during games, I ask that health regulations are followed to get to the start with as few infected as possible. 
“We’re very on top of the control of players, at home I ask that they keep following the protocol.
“Our conduct should be exemplary to society, I see a lot of responsibility on the players.
“We expected 25-30 positive tests, it’s good news for the football industry and Spanish society that there are eight positives, including non-footballers, among 2,500 tests.
“Those players will have another kind of test on Tuesday, they are in the final stages of the illness,” he said.

Sammy Wejinya

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