UEFA set May 25 deadline for leagues
UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin sent out a letter to all 55 Federations setting a deadline for May 25 to communicate “the planned restart of domestic competitions, including date and format.”…
UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin sent out a letter to all 55 Federations setting a deadline for May 25 to communicate “the planned restart of domestic competitions, including date and format.”…
Renzo Ulivieri, representing coaches, claims the Lega Serie A is “not telling the truth” about returning from the lockdown. “The Government never set a date.” The situation is in turmoil,…
UEFA medical chief Michel D’Hooghe is sceptical about major football tournaments resuming this season. “It is not a matter of money, it is a matter of life and death.” This…
It’s reported the French Government will announce that the 2019-20 Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 season is already over, as no games will be allowed until August. According to RMC…
Lazio captain Francesco Acerbi protests at the Government’s confusing social distancing rules. “We were stunned. How can we run in the park, but not in a training ground?” The Government…
The biggest sticking point for the resumption of Serie A is what to do if a player tests positive for COVID-19, as Italy and Germany have very different plans. As…
Roma are reportedly trying to set up a partnership with local hospitals to not only test players for COVID-19, but also help develop faster and more reliable tests for the…
Serie A are trying to work out a Plan B in case the season cannot resume, including a change in relegation and promotion, which could see it expanded to 22…
Serie A clubs have set June 14 as the last possible date to resume games if the season is to be finished, as they battle the Government to get training…
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora has rubbished ‘ridiculous’ talk of a plot to stop Serie A from his government. Lazio have been heavily critical of the government’s decision to let teams…
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has decided to abandon all of its professional competitions in response to the coronavirus crisis. It comes just three days after the Eredivisie in Netherlands…
UEFA has released €236.5m to its 55 member associations to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. The funds come from UEFA’s HatTrick assistance programme, set up in 2004 with the aim…
Lazio director Igli Tare agrees with Marco Parolo that footballers are being discriminated against and asks why Juventus and Inter ‘haven’t taken a side’. Lazio are just a point behind Juventus at…
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly fly back to Italy tomorrow ahead of returning to training. Ronaldo has spent the last few weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in his homeland…
There were more drops in active positive cases of coronavirus, hospitalisations and intensive care admissions on Monday, despite a minor daily rise in deaths. This is the first bulletin since…
Premier League clubs have begun returning to training ahead of a possible restart on June 8. Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham United players took part in individual…
FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina has rejected talk of discrimination against football, assuring ‘the horizon offered by the government allows’ the season to restart. The situation has been clouded further by the FIGC’s…
Lazio’s Marco Parolo has accused the Italian government of discriminating against footballers after solo sports were allowed to resume earlier. Italy will begin Phase Two of its coronavirus response on…
FIFA has formally asked for teams to be able to use five substitutions during matches to help cope with post-coronavirus congestion. The proposal has been sent to the International Football…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns “it is not certain” that the Serie A season will resume even after group training on May 18. “We’re being pressured, but the medical…