The UK government will sit down with senior medical directors of the major sports over the next week to discuss returning to action as soon as possible, paving the way for the season to be completed.
There has been no English top-flight football since March 9, when Leicester beat Aston Villa 4-0 at the King Power Stadium.
But the government are ready to sit down and speak about the return of sport due to the boost in morale it could create among the public, though the health and safety of all those involved in the priority.
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty’s staff will sit down in a series of weekly meetings with senior medical directors.
The return of each sport will be examined by health experts to determine the measures that would need to be taken to bring them back.
It is thought that testing, social distancing, hygiene standards and strict limits on the numbers of people allowed in venues are among the key protocols to be discussed.
And despite the planned meetings, there must be progress outside of sport and in wider society for sports to resume soon.
The Premier League are determined to play out the remainder of the season behind closed doors, with early June mooted as a potential restart date.
But they must overcome several problems first, with clubs to need time to get their players fully fit again while there are countless other issues to deal with – not least broadcasting.
92 fixtures are remaining, with 47 of those scheduled to be shown live by Sky Sports and BT Sport.
And Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden this week suggested that matches could be shown on free-to-air TV.
But BBC Sport warns that the remaining 45 matches will not necessarily be shown on other channels because the Premier League are wary of their existing commercial contracts.
The league is said to recognise the importance of the revenue generated by Sky and BT in particular.
The Premier League will hold another meeting about returning on Friday, while the government will next review the UK’s lockdown on Thursday, May 7.
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