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Russian Premier League to resume matches on June 21

FILE PHOTO: Russian Premier League - FC Krasnodar v Lokomotiv Moscow - Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia - April 30, 2018. Lokomotiv Moscow’s Ari in action with FC Krasnodar's Yuri Gazinski. REUTERS

Russia's top professional soccer league will resume matches on June 21 after having suspended the season in mid-March because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Russian Football Union said on Friday.

The decision comes after several other European professional leagues, including Germany's Bundesliga, announced their return to the pitch.

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