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With Switzerland on Friday following Italy's Serie A in setting a date for its return from the coronavirus shutdown, and the English Premier League also now agreed on when to resume, AFP Sport casts a glance at the situation for football leagues across Europe:
Leagues restarting
The German Bundesliga was the first major European league to return on May 16, but the Faroe Islands came back before that. Football is also being played again in Estonia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, while Belarus was the one country on the continent where it never went away during the coronavirus crisis.
On Thursday, Italy's sports minister confirmed that Serie A will return on 20 June, while La Liga in Spain will resume its season in the week beginning 8 June.
Italy's announcement was followed on Friday by neighbours Switzerland, whose league will resume on 19 June.
The Swiss season was the first in Europe to be suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the last matches played on 23 February. Clubs will play two games a week in order to complete the remaining third of the season by 2 August.
Here are all confirmed restart dates in Europe:
Denmark - 28 May
Poland - 29 May
Serbia, Ukraine - 30 May
Austria - 2 June
Portugal - 3 June
Slovenia - 5 June
Croatia, Greece - 6 June
Spain - week beginning 8 June
Turkey - 12 June
Norway - 16 June
Switzerland - 19 June
Italy - 20 June
Russia - 21 June
Finland - 1 July
England awaits green light
The Premier League on Thursday announced the date of 17 June for its return, although that remains "provisional" for now, according to chief executive Richard Masters.
He admitted the date "cannot be confirmed until we have met all the safety requirements needed, as the health and welfare of all participants and supporters is our priority."
Season over
The Netherlands was the first European country to bring an early end to the season on 24 April as the Eredivisie was cancelled without a champion being crowned.
France then followed suit on 30 April, ending the season with 10 rounds of matches unplayed.
The season was not voided, though, with Paris Saint-Germain confirmed as champions, European places dished out and relegation and promotion between the top two divisions maintained on a two-up, two-down basis.
Belgium also ended its season, with Club Brugge champions, after the Belgian government announced it was suspending all sporting competitions until 31 July.
In Scotland the season had already been called early in the three divisions below the top flight and the Premiership followed suit on 18 May, with Celtic being crowned champions for the ninth year running.
Luxembourg and Cyprus also called an end to their seasons but without naming a champion.
