Football Federation Australia (FFA) has unveiled a plan to restart the A-League's 2019-20 season by mid-July, subject to agreement with broadcast rights-holder Fox Sports, reports SportBusiness.
The A-League has been suspended due to Covid-19 since March 23, but FFA chief executive James Johnson has confirmed that a resumption agreement has been reached with the clubs and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) players' union.
He said: "We are committed to delivering the completion of the Hyundai A-League 2019-20 season and have agreed a comprehensive plan with the Hyundai A-League clubs and the PFA.
"All parties have worked together extremely hard behind the scenes to ensure the professional game is ready to resume.
"We are now looking forward to the agreement of our broadcast partner, Fox Sports, to our fixture proposal and timings. That's the final piece of the jigsaw and once we have it in place we can move forward quickly."
The plan is based on a hub approach which FFA said will allow for innovative commercial and broadcast opportunities. It incorporates best practice health protocols for players and officials and provides a schedule that will bring a constant stream of games over a 35-day programme.
