Football: Singapore Premier League to restart on Oct 17, swab tests for 223 players and officials all negative

SINGAPORE - After 211 days, the wait is over as the Singapore Premier League will resume on Oct 17, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong announced on Friday .

He wrote on his Facebook page:"It's been a long off-season but the players are raring to hear the whistle blow once more. "We won't be able to watch the matches live at the stadium just yet. But you and your loved ones can still catch them on live-streams and selected cable broadcast channels."Since Tanjong Pagar held Albirex Niigata to a 2-2 draw on March 20, the SPL has been halted along with other local sports events due to the Covid-19 crisis.

"We have one week to prepare and we are raring to go. In the next few days, we hope to get more clarity about the fixtures and any rule changes such as the number of substitutions allowed, so we can prepare accordingly."

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