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Premier League football has taken a significant step towards its return after no new cases of the COVID-19 were recorded during the fourth round of testing for the virus. Players and staff are now being regularly tested to check whether they are carrying the disease, after all 20 clubs returned to group training ahead of the season's restart date of June 17. David Ornstein ✔ @David_Ornstein BREAKING: 0 positive results from 1130 samples in Round 4 of Premier League # COVID testing. Follows: - 4 positives (3 clubs) from 1008 in R3 - 2 positives (2 clubs) from 996 in R2 - 6 positives (3 clubs) from 748 in R1 Total 12 positives from 3882 tests @ TheAthleticUK 10.1K 10:45 PM - May 30, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 2,136 people are talking about this And the good news is, that following the three previous rounds of testing, there have been no new cases of the coronavirus among the 1,130 samples taken across the entire league, as reported by  David Ornstein  of  The Athletic . The f

Atlético Madrid star João Felix may miss the return of La Liga after suffering a knee injury in training. The big-money signing from Benfica has flattered to deceive at times for Diego Simeone's side this season, as Atléti reached the last eight of the Champions League and are currently battling for a top-four place in Spain's top flight. The 20-year-old - who has already missed 10 games through injury in all competitions for Atlético this season - is currently waiting for further evaluation, but is expected to spend more time on the treatment table. Felix has made 28 appearances for Atlético this season with six goals and three assists to his name, so far struggling to live up to his £113m price tag. The news comes as a major blow to the club as La Liga president Javier Tebas recently  revealed  11 June as a potential restart date for Spain's top division. Atletico de Madrid Training Session The league was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the return

Arsenal and Everton are reportedly both in talks with Juventus to sign midfielder Adrien Rabiot this summer. After seven years at Paris Saint-Germain, the Frenchman moved to I Bianconeri on a free transfer in 2019. But he's struggled to break into the first team under Maurizio Sarri, making just eleven starts in Serie A for the club. And now French media outlet  Le10Sport  claim that the 25-year-old will be transfer-listed by the Italian side for the upcoming transfer window. Having been in demand while at PSG, it is anticipated that there will again be much interest in gaining his services. Rabiot has been disappointing in Turin this season The website has also revealed that his availability has caught the attention of both the Gunners and Toffees, revealing that both clubs are already in negotiations to land the midfielder in the summer. It is believed a fee exceeding €30m (£27m) will be required by the Italian giants for any transfer to happen. Arsenal have held a long-standing

Steve Bruce has spoken out for the first time about Newcastle's proposed Saudi takeover, stating that although he is still 'in the dark' about things, he backs himself as the man to lead the club should the deal be completed. The Magpies prospective £300m takeover - fronted by Amanda Staveley and backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - is currently in the hands of the Premier League. The takeover hit a stumbling block earlier in the month, with links emerging between the Saudi government and a pirate TV platform that illegally streams Premier League matches. Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League On the current situation, Bruce told  Sky Sports : "I have a wonderful working relationship with Lee Charnley (Newcastle managing director) and he told me, 'when there's something to tell you, Steve, I'll tell you'. "We've left it at that and gone back to work. I'm in the dark like most other people, and for

Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard has returned to training with his teammates after undergoing surgery on his ankle. The Belgium international went under the knife before lockdown was implemented in Spain due to the coronavirus outbreak, but he's now returned to Real Madrid's training complex for the first time as restrictions start to be lifted. La Liga still hasn't settled on a date for its return, but  Hazard  has explained exactly what things have been like returning to training at  Real Madrid  for the first time since February. "Now the training sessions are better," Hazard told  AS . "We can train more as we like. The first week was a bit strange, but now we can train again in a group and with the goalkeepers as well, so it's more like we want. "Now what we want is to be all together and try to work as a group. "I feel very good to be back on the pitch working with my teammates. Now we have to wait for the matches to come, but I' m very