Kevin De Bruyne believes that financial imperatives will force the Premier League to resume completing the 2019-2020 season. Representatives from the top clubs of England met last Friday to discuss the proposals put forward in the Project Restart, including safety and testing procedures used to minimize risks to players as well as staff amid the…
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Sheffield United players defer wages to help club cope with COVID-19 closure
Sheffield United squad will defer part of their wages in order to support the club cope with the shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club announced that the players had followed in the footsteps of their manager, Chris Wilder, and senior coaching staff, who accepted a 10 percent deferral of their salaries for six…
Portugal’s Gonçalo Paciência on UEFA Euro 2020 postponement: One more year to prove my worth
Portugal’s striker Gonçalo Paciência has announced recently that the European Championships 2020 will be postponed to next summer due to the coronavirus pandemic provides him with more opportunity to prove his worth to earn his place with the Seleção. The coronavirus pandemic has caused almost all football events to be canceled or postponed across the…
CONMEBOL reports record revenue and creates coronavirus crisis reserve fund
After announcing record revenue for the year end 2019, South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has created a coronavirus pandemic reserve fund. Sports Pro Media reports that CONMEBOL‘s 72nd Ordinary Congress, held by videoconference due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic, revealed figures that its governing body made annual revenues of $509million. The revenue figure for…
Euro 2020 to take place in 2021: Is UEFA changing its name to Euro 2021?
Although the European Championships have been postponed by 12 months, it has not been announced about what the tournament will be known as. Euro 2020 has been postponed officially due to the Covid-19 pandemic and now it is planned to take place in the summer of 2021. The event is scheduled to start on…
ZIDANE LET 10 REAL PLAYERS GO, TOOK ON 2 OTHER PLAYERS
Real Madrid is having a quite successful tournament after coming back with the race to be the La Liga champion after 2 seasons being out of the plays. However, even the football tournament has yet come to an end due to the large spreading of Covid-19, the organization department of Real Madrid, as well as…
MESSI OFFERS HARD DEALS FOR BARCA, HOW WILL HIS FUTURE WITH BARCELONA LOOK LIKE?
The contract between Messi and Barcelona will only be valid during the next 1 year. Throughout this period when La Liga Championship is delayed due to the widespread of Covid-19, Barcelona is trying to convince Messi of another new contract. It has always been a hard time for Barcelona managers to have a negotiation with Lionel…