Greg Clarke, president of the English football federation, warns that many clubs may go bankrupt due to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on football. Footballers still do not want to agree to a reduction in salaries, which further complicates the situation.
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Thomas Muller has committed to a new contract at Bayern Munich, with fresh terms set to keep the World Cup winner with the Bundesliga champions until 2023.more
Liverpool have officially announced their intention to pay staff members in full after originally making the decision to use the UK government's furlough scheme to ease the financial stress caused by the coronavirus outbreak.more
Pep Guardiola's mother, Dolors Sala Carrió, has died aged 82 from coronavirus, in news greeted by an outpouring of condolences across football for the Manchester City manager and his family.more
Formula 1 is "in a very fragile state" as a result of the coronavirus crisis and needs big changes to survive, McLaren boss Zak Brown says. "This is potentially devastating to teams, and if [it is devastating] to enough teams - which doesn't have to mean more than two - then very threatening to F1 as a whole," he said.more
Bayern Munich players will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga campaign was suspended. The German top flight has been on hold since 13 March due to the coronavirus pandemic.more
Just over two weeks after revealing their Covid-19 contamination, Fiorentina announced on Sunday that its players Patrick Cutrone, German Pezzella and Dusan Vlahovic are no longer carriers of the virus.more
Formula 1 world runner Valtteri Bottas trains in the mountains and prepares for the season. It is only known when this will start. The driver assured his fans that he would be ready, healthy and stay away from people.more
Manchester City player, Kyle Walker, organised a sex party alongside a friend and 2 prostitutes during quarantine. Furthermore, just 1 day later he asked fans to stay at home.more
Wayne Rooney has criticised the UK government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a "no-win situation" over proposed pay cuts after players were urged to make sacrifices during the coronavirus crisis.more
The English football league decided to delay the resumption of the competition planned for early May and to transfer 125 million pounds for the lower leagues. In addition, Premier League clubs will consult their players regarding a 30% salary reduction.more
Uncertainty about when and whether football will resume encourages English clubs to be creative. One of them - according to the magazine "The Athletic" - proposed to finish the Premier League in China. Currently, all leagues are not playing due to the coronavirus pandemic.more
France's former Olympic pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie has found a way to keep his competitive juices flowing during the coronavirus lockdown by staging an "international home containment competition".more
As many as 13 of 36 professional football clubs in Germany, including four in the Premier League, may bankrupt this season - according to the analysis of the usually well-informed magazine "Kicker". Teams suffer huge losses when the games are paused.more
F1 legend Bernie Ecclestone has announced he will have a son this summer with wife Fabiana Fiosi. The former owner of Formula One will have his first son.more
The ex-Barca player Xavi Hernandez and his wife, Nuria Cunillera, have donated a million euros to the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, the hospital announced this Saturday. They have appreciated Xavi's donation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.more
Six VfL Wolfsburg players help spread out goods on supermarket shelves. This is the beginning of the "Thank you everyday heroes" campaign, which the German club started to support social activities in the region.more
Manchester United players will donate 30 per cent of one month's wages to local hospitals and health services in the first major coronavirus gesture from a full Premier League squad.more
The bonus for Kamil Stoch for winning the Raw Air jumping tournament has been reduced by almost half due to the fact that also almost half of the competition has been canceled - the Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF) said.more
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi died in a California helicopter crash alongside seven others on January 26. On Tuesday, Vanessa Bryant took to her Instagram to announce the release of Kobe's book The Wizenard Series: Season One.more
Premier League chiefs will discuss proposals on Friday for substantial cuts to players' wages against a backdrop of growing anger at the sport's approach to the financial challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic.more
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min secured an exemption from military service - along with his South Korea teammates - when they beat Japan to win gold in the Asian Games football tournament.more
Atlético Madrid says it has reached an agreement with its players and coaching staff to reduce their salaries by 70% while competitions are stopped during the coronavirus pandemic.more
Premier League clubs that use government money for the salaries of non-playing staff, while continuing to pay players their full wage could be hit by a new tax.more
The Spanish league is putting together a detailed plan to get teams ready for when the league restarts, recommending a mini-preseason and a large number of tests for players, their close relatives and club employees.more
