Dinamo resume training as Croatia eases lockdown

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Manchester City - Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia - December 11, 2019 GNK Dinamo Zagreb players pose for a team group photo before the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb returned to training on Monday as the Balkan nation's government started a phased easing of new coronavirus lockdown measures, manager Igor Jovicevic said.

Croatia had been on a tight lockdown since mid-March with only food stores, pharmacies and petrol stations open but some 3,000 professional athletes were allowed to resume training on Monday as most shops also reopened for business.