Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested fans may be able to return to stadiums from October.
The plan is subject to the completion of a successful pilot period.
This means that the first month of the 2020-21 football season will be played out behind closed doors ahead of a return for supporters.
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The Prime Minister said: "From August 1, we will restart indoor performance to a live audience, subject to the success of pilots, and we will also pilot larger gatherings in venues like sports stadia, with a view to a wider reopening in the autumn.
"From October we intend to bring back audiences in stadia. These changes must be done in a Covid-secure way, subject to the successful outcome of pilots."
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