Category Football

Coronavirus: Premier League season suspended as player salaries may be cut 30% #COVID19 #coronavirus #PremierLeague #Football #Soccer #UK #pandemic

The Premier League season has been suspended until it is safe to resume play, as it is announced players may have 30% of their salary cut. In a statement on their website, it sets out a number of new steps…

Premier League ‘to restart in July after deal reached in private meeting with Government’ #coronavirus #UK #PremierLeague #Football #Soccer #pandemic

The Premier League has been suspended since March 9 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League is reportedly set to restart in July with matches to be played behind closed doors unless the coronavirus situation in the UK worsens.…

Lorenzo Sanz: Former Real Madrid president dies after contracting coronavirus #COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemic #LorenzoSanz #RealMadrid

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus. Sanz, 76, was president at the Bernabeu from 1995-2000, a period in which Real won the Champions League twice. “My father has just died,” wrote Sanz’s…

Coronavirus crisis forces Premier League to suspend season until April 30 #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #PremierLeague #pandemic #quarantine

The Premier League has delayed the season until at least April 30th due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis – and also agreed to extend the campaign beyond its current June 1 deadline. Top-flight clubs attempted to thrash out a plan…

Euro 2020 postponed #COVID19 #coronavirus #Euro2020 #Europe #Football #Soccer #pandemic #quarantine

The Euro 2020 football tournament has been postponed to 2021 as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the Norwegian Football Association has announced. The tournament was due to have been held this year from 12 June to 12 July across…

Coronavirus: Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta tests positive for COVID-19 #Arsenal #COVID19 #coronavirus #MikelArteta #football #UK #pandemic #quarantine

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, the football club have confirmed. In a statement, Arsenal said its London Colney training centre has now been closed. Courtesy of Sky News

Coronavirus: Manchester City – Arsenal Premier League clash postponed #COVID19 #coronavirus #ManCity #Arsenal #football #soccer #UK #epidemic

Wednesday’s Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed “as a precautionary measure” due to the coronavirus outbreak. The decision to postpone came after it emerged that personnel from Arsenal have come into contact with the Olympiacos…

Coronavirus: Nottingham Forest footaball owner Evangelos Marinakis has tested positive. He was at the home game alongside more than 27,000 fans #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #NottinghamForestFC #quarantine #epidemic #EvangelosMarinakis

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was at the Championship football team’s home game on Friday alongside more than 27,000 fans, has contracted coronavirus. Courtesy of theguardian.com