British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday English Premier League soccer matches will continue during a month-long national lockdown starting next week to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Premier League football and other elite sports will be allowed to continue during a five-week ‘circuit break’ lockdown which will start in England on Thursday.
Asked if Premier League matches would still be played, prime minister Boris Johnson told a Downing Street press conference: “I can say yes to the Premier League. We will get through this. But we must act now to contain this autumn surge.
They can continue due to the testing regimes in place for professional sportspeople, but amateur sports will be put on hold.