Liverpool believe that details regarding their plans to place their staff on the government’s furlough scheme were leaked by a Premier League rival, according to The Athletic. The club announced earlier on Tuesday that they had reversed their decision to accept government funding after announcing on Saturday that they intended to take advantage of the … Read more
Gary Neville has taken aim at the Premier League and their handling of the coronavirus crisis, describing it as ‘terrible’. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the former England and Manchester United defender turned television pundit, listed five calamitous decisions the Premier League has made in recent weeks. Premier League executives met with the … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
At a meeting of Premier League Shareholders today, clubs discussed in detail how to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic. First and foremost, it was reaffirmed that the overriding priority is to aid the health and wellbeing of the nation and our communities, including players, coaches, managers, club staff and supporters. It was acknowledged that … Read more
Premier League clubs have all agreed to discuss their players taking wage cuts or deferrals of up to 30 per cent wage after their latest round of talks on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Sportsmail today, Manchester United became the first top flight club to slash their salaries, sacrificing 30 per cent of their wages … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock demands Premier League footballers ‘play their part’ in tackling coronavirus crisis and ‘take a pay cut’ Matt Hancock said ‘everybody needs to play their part’ in fighting coronavirus He said given the ‘sacrifices’ others are making, footballers should take pay cut Comes amid growing pressure on star players after clubs put … Read more
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe becomes the first Premier League figure to break rank and take voluntary pay-cut to his £4m per year wages amid the coronavirus crisis Eddie Howe has decided to take a voluntary pay cut amid coronavirus crisis The Bournemouth boss becomes the first Premier League figure to break ranks Howe earns around … Read more
Everything around football is up in the air. The season has been suspended for weeks and it is unclear when – and if – it might return. As time goes on, there are more voices calling for the campaign to be called off amid the coronavirus crisis. They do not seem to factor in the … Read more