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Coronavirus: Downing Street press conference May 30th; ENGLAND: London: Westminster: Downing Street:INTPress conference part 2 of 12Oliver Dowden MP (Culture and Sport Secretary) statement SOT.- Getting the top leagues back up and running will also release much needed funding to support clubs lower down, many of whom are cornerstones of their local communities.With both of these benefits, I can now make it official: Football is coming back.Of course, these headline sporting events are only one part of the story.I’m keenly aware that even as we reopen some domestic competitive fixtures, not all events will be back on.And given the deserved momentum that had built up behind women’s sport after the football, cricket and netball world cups, I will be working hard with the Sports Minister to make sure we don’t lose any of that progress. Visibility matters. Our daughters deserve to see female athletes on the main stage.Now our focus is also on how we can get grassroots sport back up and running safely, so that people can reunite with their local teammates.While those teams can’t compete together yet, today I’m glad to confirm that we are also relaxing the rules on exercise further, so that from Monday people will be able to exercise with up to five others from different households, crucially so long as they remain 2 metres apart.That means people who play team sports can train together and do things like conditioning and fitness sessions that don’t involve physical contact.It’s another vital and important step in the right direction.We’ve all become a nation of early morning walkers, Wicks workout-ers and evening park runners. Many of us have discovered how valuable and therapeutic physical activity can be and, I hope, we will continue to make more time for it even as life gradually returns to normal.We still have a way to go. But for a sport-loving nation, today really is a significant milestone. We won’t be sitting in...