The Premier League has returned after a three-month break due to coronavirus.
But football is being played behind closed doors for now.
Social distancing guidelines remain in place, meaning supporters have had to make do with watching their teams on television.
The hospitality industry is set to reopen this weekend, with pubs and restaurants allowed to open, as long as they have strict social distancing measures in place.
But there has been no indication of when sporting teams can start allowing fans into stadia, until now.
According to football.london sources, test events could be held as early as this month under an observation programme, with plans for certain sports, which could include the Premier League, to formally open their doors to fans for the first time in August.
All sports would then be allowed to welcome fans back into stadiums in late August and early September, with social distancing restrictions in place, should they wish to do so.
That means stadiums would not be allowed to open to full capacity at the start of next season, but some supporters would be allowed into grounds to watch their teams again once the 2020/21 campaign gets under way.
It is not yet known when the new campaign would start, with plans for the 2019/20 season to be completed by the end of July, but there is a growing feeling that the new campaign could start in early September, giving teams just one month off.
