EPL Stadiums in the United Kingdom about to reopen?

The return of the fans to the stadiums is getting closer and closer, at least, in England. The good news about the increasingly imminent development of a covid-19 vaccine boosted the hopes of the UK Government to go back to normality sooner than later.

The stadiums of the English Premier League may be re-opened soon than expected. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport in London has already submitted a proposal to Boris Johnson’s Government to allow access to the EPL stadiums to a certain number of supporters starting from beginning of December. The reopening should occur gradually and commencing from the areas in the country less affected by the covid-19 pandemic.

Ideally, the matchweek on the traditional Boxing Day may see all the stadium fully reopened in the United Kingdom. Unless extended, the anti-covid restrictive measures should end on the first week of December in the UK. As a result, the following week could be a perfect time to commence testing the reopening in few stadiums. However, as of today, there are no certainties and what proposed by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport is a suggestion which need to evaluate and discussed by the relevant authorities.