Yellow cards should be handed out to players who spit on the field when football resumes, a FIFA council member has said.

The Government has said talks are ongoing to get the Premier League "up and running as soon as possible" as top-flight players begin to return to training grounds.

And those players who spit after returning to the pitch should be punished as they risk spreading Covid-19, FIFA's medical committee chairman Michel D'Hooghe told The Daily Telegraph.

Meanwhile, UEFA is releasing 236.5million euros (£203million) to national associations affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

European football's governing body confirmed the money is part of the HatTrick funding, with each association will receiving up to 4.3m euros (£3.75m).

Usually this money is released to develop specific and targeted areas, but because of the unprecedented financial impact of the Covid-19 outbreak UEFA will leave it up to its 55 member associations how best to use the money.