The 2019/20 Primeira Liga will resume at the end of May, the Portuguese government announced this afternoon, amid a gradual reopening of most sectors of the economy in the country, which had been closed down by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government’s deconfinement plan stipulates that top flight football in Portugal shall resume on the weekend of 30/31 May.

The Portuguese Cup final between Porto and Benfica will also be played, but all football from the second division and lower down the pyramid has been cancelled this season. 

The whole world is keen on finding the next big thing when it comes to football talents, be it the coaches of many teams in all the big leagues or even the enthusiastic football fans waiting at home for the next big signing. This can (and should) be done while also keeping abreast of the best online betting on 1xbet site – so try it out now!

At the moment, there are some local talents in Portugal you should be aware of: Gonzalo Plata at Sporting, for example, or Rúben Dias at Benfica; the first, a ferocious, irreverent winger, still as young as 19 years old, and the other a mighty strong central defender, often captaining his team and a fixture in Portugal’s national team’s starting XI at just 22 years of age. 

COVID-19 has certainly made its impact on the world. The sheer scale of this virus and its ability to cripple an entire planet has put huge emphasis on just how fragile our society can be at times. We are a cunning species and will endure this tirade, but one thing’s for sure; this will change how we live and operate.

The numbers are obviously staggering with patients ticking over into the millions globally at this stage. Hundreds of thousands of lives will be lost and the economic damage will be the worst this planet has ever seen, taking many years to fully bounce back. It’s our generations nuclear bomb and it certainly is a doozy.

But apocalyptic doom aside, how this virus has affected our daily life is what was never predicted. Invading our hobbies and pastimes with no regard for our sanity and boredom. By that we mean our beloved sports and the catastrophic damage caused to Portugal’s way of life via the sudden loss of the Primeira Liga. 

The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has sent societies all over the world spinning into unprecedented times. Naturally, the main concern for the worldwide population is staying healthy, but Covid-19 has also had a massively detrimental effect on economies all over the planet.

The sudden cancellation of all sports events is a source of huge frustration for professional sportsmen and women, coaching and training staff, not to mention event organisers and their employees. A whole industry defined by competitive energy has been forced to put its collective feet up, literally ordered to stay at home in many cases. As a corollary, another sector that has been hit hard is the online betting apps industry.