When will Europe's top leagues return from coronavirus suspension?
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The title battle at the top of La Liga is among the many footballing issues on hold
While the Bundesliga has restarted, football is still suspended across most of Europe because of the continued spread of coronavirus.
The Premier League is "confident" about restarting in June but said it must be "flexible" about a return date, while Spain's La Liga is will restart from 8 June.
But the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume, with Paris St-Germain being awarded the top-flight title.
That announcement followed the Netherlands abandoning the Eredivisie season a week earlier. Belgium's Pro-League has cancelled its season, although the decision to ratify this is still pending.
What is the situation in Europe's major leagues?
Bundesliga - resumed on 16 May
The German Bundesliga season resumed on 16 May, becoming the first major league in Europe to return to competition.
All matches will be played behind closed doors.
At the begining of the restart and with nine games remaining, Bayern Munich are top of the table, four points above Borussia Dortmund.
The DFL had warned that many top-division teams would be in an "existence-threatening" financial position if play did not resume by June.
Players returned to training last month, with the DFL initially saying the league would be ready to return on 9 May.
Germany's top flight was suspended on 13 March.
La Liga - restart from 8 June
Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday that La Liga can resume from 8 June.
The league's president Javier Tebas said he had hoped Spain's top flight would restart on 12 June, although La Liga is yet to confirm a restart date.
La Liga players started training in groups of no more than 10 at the start of the week.
Barcelona lead Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga, with 11 rounds of matches to play.
Serie A - league could restart in late May or early June
Serie A players have been allowed back to individual training this week, external with team training possible on 18 May after the Italian prime minister announced the first steps in lifting the country's coronavirus lockdown.
There are hopes Serie A fixtures could resume between 27 May and 2 June - with an end date for the season of early August.
However, there has not yet been a formal announcement on the possibility of when Serie A might resume, even behind closed doors.
Last week, Italy's sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora warned: "I see an increasingly narrow path for the resumption of the Serie A."
He added: "These decisions (in France and in the Netherlands) could push Italy to follow this line, which would become a European line,"
The FIGC hopes to begin testing players for the virus at the start of May, in preparation for the season to resume and the country's top flight, Serie A, has insisted it was committed to finishing the season.
Serie A was suspended on 9 March, with 12 full rounds and four outstanding fixtures still to play. Juventus are top, a point ahead of Lazio.
Italy has been one of the countries worst affected by coronavirus, with a number of players having become infected.
There remain voices against a resumption, including Brescia president Massimo Cellino, whose side are bottom of the table. He says he is ready to forfeit the club’s remaining games if the season resumes.