The English Premier League will resume training this week after clubs unanimously agreed to a list of health and safety protocols. Photo by AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)

Premier League clubs agree to resume training

By Erin Walsh | Last updated May 18, 2020 10:11 AM ET

It looks like soccer isn't just returning in Germany.

The English Premier League will resume training this week after clubs unanimously agreed to a list of health and safety protocols to keep players safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.

BREAKING: Premier League clubs have agreed to resume training this week

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Players could resume limited group training as early as Thursday, according to The Guardian, and will serve as the stepping stone for a possible season resume.

The next stages of the process will be far more difficult, and the Premier League is in a wildly different situation than Germany's Bundesliga. On Sunday, the United Kingdom reported 3,534 new coronavirus cases, which is much more than the 589 new cases Germany reported on the same day.

If the number of cases in the UK continues to either float around that same mark or continue to rise, then the Premier League's hopes of finishing the season may be thwarted.

While Bundesliga's return was very successful, we've already seen France's Ligue 1 cancel their season because of the pandemic.

The EPL resuming training, though, is an encouraging sign, and we may have even more soccer to watch in the near future.

Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90

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