The Turkish soccer federation pardoned the teams that finished the 2019-2020 season in the relegation zone. The three teams that were promoted from a lower league joined as well. As a result the 2020-2021 season started with 21 teams instead of 18.
Tottenham Hotspur's manager Jose Mourinho greets RB Leipzig's manager Julian Nagelsmann in a style appropriate to the COVID-19 social distancing rules.