Uefa has 'concrete plan' to finish European football season
It was reported last month that the Champions League and Europa League are likely to be played in that month.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals are expected to be played over two legs.
The head of European football's governing body told BeIN Sports:
"As things look now, I'm sure that we can finish the European season and this means Uefa competition."Cerefin said the games will "have to be played without spectators" but hopes the "majority" of domestic leagues will complete the season.
The Champions League, Europa League and Premier League were suspended on 13 March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Premier League has nine rounds of fixtures remaining, while Paris St-Germain were awarded the Ligue 1 title after the French government cancelled the 2019-20 sporting season.
The German Bundesliga returned behind closed doors on 16 May and Spain's La Liga hopes to do the same in June after players returned to training.
Cerefin said leagues which do not complete the season "will still have to play qualifiers if they want to participate in Uefa competition" next season.
He added:
"Only sporting reasons can be the formula for qualifying for the Champions League amd Europa League."Euro 2020, due to take place from 12 June to 12 July this summer, will now run from 11 June to 11 July next year after a decision to postpone in March.
Both semi-finals and the final are due to be held at London's Wembley Stadium with 11 other host cities: Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, Munich, Rome and St Petersburg.
Cerefin said the idea is to
"stay in the same cities" for the tournament in 2021 and Uefa has had "conversations with nine" of those host cities.
"With three cities, we have some issues. So we will discuss further, and in principle, we will do it in 12 cities. But if not, we are ready to do it in 10, nine or eight," he added.
Haaland score in Dortmund win as Bundesliga return
The game will mostly be remembered for the surreal circumstances in which it was played, as Germany became the first major league in Europe to resume action behind closed doors.
There was an eerie atmosphere at Dortmund's iconic Signal Iduna Park stadium, with every shout by players or coaches audible, and social distancing protocol followed by substitutes and during goal celebrations.
Haaland opened the scoring with a trademark cool finish, flicking home Thorgen Hazard's cross to continue his sensational season, albeit after an enforced break of almost 10 weeks.
Raphael Guerreiro added two more goals and Hazard also found the net as Dortmund went on to claim a comfortable win over their near neighbours and move within a point of leaders Bayern Munich, who play on Sunday.
Hamilton is Britain's wealthiest sports star
The 35-year-old's wealth increased by £37m in the past year to £224m, making him the wealthiest sportsperson in the list's 32-year history.
Golfer Rory McIlroy - worth £170m - was the only other sports star in the main list of Britain's 1,000 richest people.
Sport dominated the Young Rich List with 18 of the 50 places.
Boxer Anthony Joshua is the only non-footballer on the list, made up of those aged 30 or under.
The 30-year-old is worth £107m with Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale - also 30 - the only sportsperson ahead of him.
McIlroy to play all three PGA Tour events in June
The tour has been suspended since the Covid-19 pandemic saw the Players Championship cancelled on 12 March.
Competition is set to return behind closed doors at the Charles Schwab Colonial event in Texas on 11 June.
"I miss the competition," said McIlroy, who returned to world number one in February for the first time in five years.The Northern Irishman also intends to play at the RBC Heritage and the Travelers Championship later next month.
"I miss the buzz of getting into contention and playing in those last few groups on a Sunday and really feeling that," he said.
"I also miss the locker room. I miss people. I miss being around people. I miss the banter that goes on and the camaraderie that people don't see."If all goes to plan, golf will become one of the first sports to return during the coronavirus outbreak.
While McIlroy is based in the United States, players travelling from outside the country will have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival before being able to compete.
"Obviously we're going to have to take as many precautions as possible to be able to put tour events on again," he added.
"But the PGA Tour has got a robust plan in place, and if they can execute it the right way, I see no reason why we can't start on 11 June."
from Bola Esho's Blog
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