Portuguese top football league to resume from June

LISBON: Portugal's top flight Primeira Liga is set to return on June 4, the league has announced. The league has been suspended since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Over the past few days, various entities have carried out successive alignment meetings so that the recovery can take place safely and with all the protection measures that mitigate the risks of returning to the activity," said the league in a statement on Tuesday.

"It is anticipated that this joint work by DGS (Directorate-General of Health of Portugal), FPF (Portuguese Football Federation) and Liga Portugal will serve as a model for the resumption of other economic activities, with the aim of this professional competition providing an example of the good practices that this pandemic imposes on us. (IANS) 

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