The Premier League is set to restart its season next month, as it seeks to prevent more than £500m in losses at England’s top football clubs after fixtures were suspended because of the pandemic.
The 20 member clubs of the top tier voted on Thursday to resume matches on June 17, beginning with postponed fixtures between Aston Villa and Sheffield United, and Manchester City versus Arsenal.
In the UK, the remaining matches will be screened by the competition’s broadcast partners, including Sky, BT, Amazon and the BBC. It will be the first time Premier League games will be screened live on free-to-air television through the BBC since the competition first launched in 1992.