AJAX have reportedly cancelled the contract of Abdelhak Nouri, the star midfielder whose career was tragically ended by a cardiac arrhythmia attack in July 2017. Nouri, 22, suffered severe permanent brain damage after collapsing during a friendly with Werder Bremen and the Dutch club have paid his wages in full since then.more
The Albanian manager of Lazio Roma said: "it's like being in a horror movie. At the beginning everything was taken a bit lightly. Now let's not talk about a situation itself, but of a war". more
Barcelona's players have agreed to reduce their salaries in order for the club's non-playing staff to continue earning their full wage while football is postponed due to Covid-19.
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Tottenham have given Heung-min Son and Steven Bergwijn permission to return to their home countries with the Premier League season suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.more
Due to a coronavirus pandemic, the value of players in the five strongest European leagues may drop by 28% - according to the report of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) in the Swiss Neuchatel.more
Harry Kane believes the current Premier League season should be scrapped if it cannot be completed by the end of June.
The Tottenham and England captain insists Premier League bosses "will do everything they can" to complete the current campaign, with all action suspended until at least April 30 due to the coronavirus.more
Borussia Dortmund's staff want football players to experience a bit of normality during the coronavirus pandemic. After two weeks of isolation from Monday, Łukasz Piszczek and his classmates will start classes in pairs.more
Celta Vigo winger Pione Sisto has broken the clubs internal quarantine policy during lockdown in Spain. The 25-year-old drove from Spain to his home country Denmark during the countries lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. more
Eddie Hearn, promoter of British boxing world champion Anthony Joshua, has offered free tickets for healthcare professionals. Among other things, this is the way he wants to thank them for their daily fight against coronavirus.more
The Italian football club AS Roma has announced that it will invite five thousand doctors and other health professionals to the first match after the coronavirus pandemic.more
9 out of 16 clubs in the Norwegian Premier League have temporarily released all their players. They have registered as unemployed, but will now have to accept any job offered to them. For Viking players, Stavanger has just arrived from the tomato grower.more
Barcelona has delivered 30,000 masks to the Catalonia government to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the club said Saturday. The masks were made in China and donated by insurance company Taiping, a regional partner of the club.more
A friendly Poland-Finland football match was to take place yesterday, but a coronavirus pandemic stood in the way. The FIFA 20 video game was a substitute. The white and red represented by Krzysztof Piątek and Krystian Bielik won the 8: 3 double match.more
There was a special surprise guest for the Bayern players in their virtual training on Wednesday as Bastian Schweinsteigerjoined in the action. Covered with a towel, the first players online were wondering what was going on. "Who's that?" asked David Alaba. The surprise and excitement as Schweinsteiger then revealed himself was clear to see on the players' faces.more
The Santiago Bernabéu will be turned into a storage and distribution centre for medical materials donated to the health authorities as the coronavirus crisis continues in Spain.more
Barcelona will reduce player and staff wages in a bid to "minimise the economic impact" caused by coronavirus. Spanish football was suspended for an indefinite period earlier this month, with a resumption only taking place once the government and health bodies are satisfied there is no longer a risk to public health.more
While football in Germany is suspended due to a coronavirus pandemic, players from 26 Premier League clubs and their backend will play a FIFA 20 tournament on PlayStation 4 consoles. The tournament organized by league manager (DFL) will start tomorrow.more
Brighton have promised to donate 1,000 tickets to NHS workers for future matches when football resumes after the coronavirus pandemic. Chief executive and deputy chairman Paul Barber hopes other senior clubs in the UK would adopt similar schemes.more
PSG are doing their bit to ease the strain on Parisian medical staff by releasing a limited-edition shirt that will be sold to raise money for local hospitals.more
Leeds' players, management and senior staff have volunteered to defer their wages for the foreseeable future. The Championship leaders - seven points clear of third with nine games to play when the season was halted by the coronavirus pandemic - say they have made the move so that all non-football staff can be paid during the sport's shutdown.more
The president of the Italian Football Federation has refused to write off the Serie A season because of the coronavirus outbreak, saying the league could extend into July and August if necessary.more
The players at Union Berlin have agreed to go without their wages after the Bundesliga club said that the stoppage caused by the coronavirus pandemic had left it in an "extraordinary and difficult situation".more
