As fans of European clubs nervously wait to find out when the beautiful game is returning across the continent, the prospect of any live football is a godsend.
Fans will no doubt be delighted to learn that football is kickstarting this week in South Korea, with the news K League campaign set to start on Friday night.
Given South Korea's impressive handling of the coronavirus pandemic, officials have deemed the situation safe enough for top-flight football to get back underway after the season - originally due to begin in Ferbruary - was initially postponed.
Though South Korean football is not necessarily a worldwide draw despite drawing huge numbers of fans within the nation, the world will be watching on with a mixture of relief and intrigue as to how top-level competitive team sport could look for the foreseeable future.
While the French Ligue 1 and Dutch Eredivisie seasons have been ended, teams and officials from Germany, Spain, Italy and England hope that football will be able to return in either May or June.
But while supporters of clubs in theose European leagues wait nerviously to find out whether a return is feasible, they will at least be able to watch K League football for absolutely free.
On Wednesday, the K League confirmed that the opening match of the season - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings - will be live streamed via its Twitter and YouTube social media accounts.
The match will kick off at 7pm KST, so fans in the UK can treat themselves to a mid-morning game at 11am BST.
Whatsmore, the K League will screen the game with England graphics along with commentary from the A-League's Simon Hill, who will be commentating remotely from Australia.
With safety a primary concern for the resumption of sport, the K League has confirmed that all club and league personnel, including players, coaches, referees and staff tested negative for Covid-19 on May 1.
Kwon Oh-gap, the president of the K-League, told the Guardian: "In the process of preparing for the league to begin we consulted with medical experts, and their common opinion was that we can consider starting the league when the number of confirmed patients was under 30 for at least two weeks."
However, the precarious nature of the season is apparent, with the president confirming that if a positive test is returned from a team during the season, then their fixtures - and those of their previous opponents - will be suspended for two weeks or more, which could see the campaign grind to a halt.
