Soccer: Athletic, Sociedad keen to play Copa final with spectators

Soccer: Athletic, Sociedad keen to play Copa final with spectators

04-May-2020 13:56:23 | Yahoo Sports

The first final between the two prestigious Basque clubs was due to be held on April 18 in Seville until all organised soccer was indefinitely postponed in March as COVID-19 swept Spain. Stakeholders are confident the Spanish league season can resume in mid-June in closed stadiums without spectators, with fans not expected to be able to return to grounds until 2021. "The presidents of Copa del Rey finalists Athletic Club and Real Sociedad, after meeting with the president of the Spanish soccer association, have agreed to request that the final is played with supporters at a later date to be agreed by the three parties," the clubs said.

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