Premier League fans set for sanitised version of Project Restart with Sky and BT worried about foul language

PREMIER LEAGUE players will have their bad language blocked out to avoid upsetting TV fans during Project Restart.

Sky Sports and BT Sport are as desperate as the League for the resumption of the season so they can screen the remaining 92 matches.

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Players will have their bad language blocked out by Sky Sports and BT Sport to avoid upsetting fansCredit: Getty – Contributor

But with games having to be played behind closed doors, there is no background crowd noise to cover up the obscenities regularly used on the pitch and in dugouts.

With strict Ofcom regulations covering content televised before the 9pm watershed, TV bosses are having to plan how to stop expletives being heard by their viewers.

And that means having to consider removing pitch-side microphones — taking away a vital element which helps deliver any atmosphere.

The companies have experience of screening behind-closed-doors matches for European or international fixtures.

But the prospect of two sets of players and dugouts both shouting in English presents a new challenge.

Either they have their commentators continually apologising on air for any swear words heard or they control or even mute the sound levels.

League bosses are aware of the potential issues but there is little they can do to stop people swearing.

In other news, Premier League teams will be able to make five substitutions per game when the season eventually returns.

SunSport exclusively revealed the “temporary” Law change was set to be made due to fears over player burn-out and injuries.

IFA has confirmed the rule will be changed – but it is up to each individual competition to decide whether it is implemented.

Each team will be allowed to make five changes, however they have just three opportunities to make them.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk