COVID-19: Bulgarian league season to start on July 25

SOFIA: Bulgaria's top division will resume after the COVID-19 stoppage on June 5 without spectators in a shortened format, which would allow the league season to be completed within a month, the country's football union (BFU) said on Thursday.

The decision means the top tier comprising 14 clubs will play another two rounds of matches to complete the regular season, while championship and relegation playoffs requiring an additional 10 rounds have been reduced to five.

The Balkan state's league has been on hold since March 13 as part of countrywide lockdown measures which have begun to be eased with athletes allowed to conduct individual outdoor training.

As of Thursday, the Black Sea country had 1,811 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 84 deaths. Agencies

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