The Premier League trophy is expected to be presented to the champions in front of 10,000 fans this season, with stadiums hoped to be full for the start of next season.
It's now over a year since fans were allowed into most Premier League grounds, with some clubs having 2,000 fans during the tier system towards the end of 2020.
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The competition has certainly felt lesser without fans and sadly Liverpool fans weren't able to be inside Anfield to see their team win the league title for the first time in 30 years.
This season's champions are likely to have it far better though, with Premier League CEO Richard Masters revealing the plan is to have 10,000 fans in the crowd, for what is likely to be Manchester City's trophy presentation.
"The first step is to see that trophy presented on 23 May, hopefully in front of 10,000 fans, somewhere in this country," Masters said.
"Beyond that, it's full stadia, hopefully from the start of next season."
Under the government's 'roadmap' out of Covid-19 restrictions, and the ongoing lockdown in England, 25% of a ground's capacity, or 10,000 supporters, whichever is lower, will be allowed from May 17th, as long as things continue to improve at the current rate.
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That would mean that clubs would see fans return in time for the final day of the season, to see the hopefully dramatic end of the campaign.
It looks unlikely they'll be any drama for the title, with City leading rivals Manchester United by 14 points, and the 10,000 City fans would see their team lift the trophy after the game against Everton on May 23rd.
Whilst the title is likely to have been sorted by then, Fulham host Newcastle United on the final day, in a game that could decide which side is relegated!
For fans feeling left out that their team are playing away on the final weekend of the season there could be some good news, the league could push back the penultimate fixtures to midweek on the 18th and 19th May to accommodate fans.
Speaking about the future of football, Masters added, "We need to unite Premier League clubs around a plan for the future, a lot has happened over the last 12 months, and of course next year is the last year of our current financial programme, so we need to set a clear and secure financial plan for the Premier League, and therefore the rest of the pyramid, for the next three years.
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"If we can get all of that done successfully by the end of this year it will be a good year. If you could throw in a successful Champions League win and perhaps even England winning the Euros, that would be even better."
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