La Liga ready to begin testing players ahead of training

Professional soccer players in Spain will be tested this week so y can start training again for first time in nearly two months. Basic training has been allowed to resume in Spain on Monday after government eased some of lockdown measures that had been in place since mid-March because of coronavirus pandemic. Spanish league players are expected to get back on field later in week after y are tested for COVID-19 and after clubs' training facilities are properly prepared and disinfected. facilities will have to be inspected to make sure y comply to cleaning protocols established by local authorities.

La Liga ready to begin testing players

All players, coaches and club employees who are going to be involved in initial training phase will have to be tested two days before individual practices can begin. tests will reportedly begin as early as Tuesday, and league wants m to be conducted daily after individual training sessions begin. league wants a period of training of about a month before it can resume with matches in empty stadiums sometime in June. re is set date yet for league's resumption.

league recently sent clubs a protocol with safety guidelines on how to return to practice. protocol, which was obtained by Associated Press, has a four-st plan that details current preparation phase, an individual training st, a phase with smaller group sessions and finally one with full squad sessions. Players will be allowed to use teams' training facilities but won't be allowed to interact with teammates in initial phase. y will travel individually to facilities and must arrive already wearing ir training uniforms. more than six players will be allowed on field at same time, and y must stay greatest distance possible from each or. use of equipment should be limited and coaches must supervise players from a distance.

Players must wear gloves and masks until going onto pitch, and only one or two players can share gym at a time. league protocol, which was prepared by medical staff of some first-division clubs, recommends that players  and those living with m  should t leave ir homes or than to go to practice. It says each club must establish a food-delivery system for first-team players. Spain was one of hardest hit countries by pandemic but it started loosening some of its restrictions on movement as number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 started to go down in recent weeks. country first went into a state of emergency on March 14. Teams in Italy are also expected to resume training this week. Clubs in England and Germany have already reopened ir training centers, while French league was canceled last week.

Im credits: AP