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Premier League tells PFA players will have to share in financial pain

Apr 01, 2020

Deferrals of wages not cuts wanted by footballers’ unionEnglish leagues stress that players must share financial lossesThe Premier League and EFL have urged the footballers’ union to accept that players will have to take pay cuts, not just deferral of their wages, as the sport grapples with the enormous, unprecedented challenges presented by the Covid-19 crisis.

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Premier League clubs fail the smell test by furloughing their staff | Paul MacInnes

Apr 01, 2020

Belts are being tightened across the UK but it should not be the taxpayer who picks up the bill for a gold-laced league

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe takes 'significant voluntary' pay cut

Apr 01, 2020

Three other senior employees doing the sameBournemouth’s furloughed staff to get full payEddie Howe has become the first Premier League manager to take a voluntary pay cut, offering to work on substantially reduced wages at Bournemouth as top-flight clubs begin to get to grips with the coronavirus pandemic.

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UKA urged to gift Tokyo Anniversary Games to ease tension with West Ham

Apr 01, 2020

Former UKA chair Ed Warner says ‘radical’ idea could be solutionWest Ham adamant London Stadium will stay set up for footballUK Athletics can end its spat with West Ham United over whether the Premier League club can stage the Anniversary Games at the London Stadium in July by gifting this year’s event to Tokyo free of charge instead, says the UKA’s former chair.

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Premier League clubs accused of 'moral vacuum' over pay during virus crisis

Apr 01, 2020

Politicians angry at cuts to non-playing staff wagesPlayers’ pay to be discussed on WednesdayPremier League football has been accused of operating in a “moral vacuum” after clubs cut wages or furloughed non-playing staff but continued to pay players their full wage.

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Football quiz: Premier League managers when they were players

Apr 01, 2020

Who did not enjoy fish? Who stopped the bus? Who rejected a cap?Which current Premier League manager won the Champions League as a player in 2004?Daniel FarkeFrank Lampard Ralph Hasenhüttl Nuno Espírito SantoDavid Moyes signed his first professional contract with Celtic at 18.

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Football authorities fear season is unlikely to resume before start of June

Mar 31, 2020

Uefa’s conference calls will set out strategy on WednesdayTalks continue about extending player contractsSenior executives contemplating how to steer football through the unprecedented crisis of Covid-19 are now talking about June being optimistic as a potential time to restart the season rather than the previous hope of having 30 June as a date to conclude it.

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Sadiq Khan urges London's top football clubs to aid NHS and 'protect lives'

Mar 31, 2020

Mayor asks 10 clubs in capital to assist coronavirus fightHelp sought from ‘team doctors, physios and paramedics’The mayor of London has written to every Premier League and Championship club in the capital asking they provide assistance to the NHS in “unprecedented times” amid the fight against coronavirus.

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Daniel Levy calls on Premier League managers and players to take pay cuts

Mar 31, 2020

Tottenham reduce wages of 550 non-playing staff by 20%Spurs chairman was paid £4m plus £3m bonus in 2018-19Coronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageDaniel Levy has called on Premier League managers and players to help English football deal with the financial problems caused by the coronavirus crisis by accepting lower pay after revealing Tottenham have reduced the wages of their 550 non-football staff by 20%, in some cases by placing them on furlough.

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David Squires on … The English Premier League Game

Mar 31, 2020

Our cartoonist envisages Julian Fellowes being commissioned to reboot the end of the seasonBuy copies of David’s cartoon at our print shopTake a look through David’s archive of cartoons Continue reading...

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Anniversary Games under threat if West Ham refuse to compromise on stadium

Mar 30, 2020

West Ham insist they have priority over other eventsClub do not want to play at stadium converted for athleticsThe prospect of the Anniversary Games taking place at the London Stadium in July is in further doubt after West Ham indicated they could force UK Athletics to reschedule its flagship event if the Premier League season is extended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The 1973 FA Cup final and The English Game – Football Weekly

Mar 30, 2020

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning and Jonathan Wilson discuss Sunderland v Leeds in the 1973 FA Cup final, the Belarusian Premier League, The English Game and chapter two of Detective Wilson

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Newcastle become first Premier League club to put staff on furlough

Mar 30, 2020

Move applies to all non-first-team staff amid coronavirusSaudi-led consortium tries to push on with takeover plansCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageAs talk of a £340m Saudi Arabian takeover was revived Newcastle became the first Premier League club to put all non-first-team staff on furlough.

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'We will come back stronger, kinder ... and a bit fatter,' says Pep Guardiola

Mar 30, 2020

City manager says we must listen to scientists and doctorsGuardiola donated €1m for battle against coronavirus in SpainCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coveragePep Guardiola has said he is deeply missing football but underlined the importance of staying safe by remaining at home during the coronavirus crisis.

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Harry Kane says he will not stay at Spurs 'for the sake of it'

Mar 29, 2020

‘I’m an ambitious player, I want to improve,’ striker saysEngland captain also says next season should not be delayedCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageHarry Kane has revealed he will not simply stay at Tottenham “for the sake of it” and would consider his Spurs future if the north London club stopped progressing.

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Scrap the season if we cannot finish by end of June, says Harry Kane

Mar 29, 2020

England captain says next season should not be delayedGames could go behind closed doors but not European finalsCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageHarry Kane has said the Premier League season should be scrapped if it cannot be completed by the end of June.

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Current football season could be lost, warns Uefa's Aleksander Ceferin

Mar 29, 2020

Failure to resume seasons by June could end 2019-20 campaignGames could go behind closed doors but not European finalsCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageAleksander Ceferin, the president of Uefa, has warned that the current season may never be completed if it cannot be restarted by June.

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Last league standing: Belarusian football basks in new-found popularity

Mar 29, 2020

Belarusian Premier League has signed 10 new TV rights deals94 cases of coronavirus reported in the countryWith professional football at a virtual standstill around the globe, fans in need of their weekly fix are turning to the Belarusian Premier League to fill the void as it carries on with matches despite the coronavirus outbreak.

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I know what we shouldn't have done last summer: what Premier League clubs would change | Jonathan Wilson

Mar 28, 2020

Tottenham and Manchester City are among the clubs who would probably make very different decisions if they could reset the Premier League as if it were Football Manager

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Premier League players will be told to stop training amid doubts over restart

Mar 28, 2020

Resumption on 30 April appears increasingly unlikelyCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coverageThe Premier League is ready to accept the inevitable over the coronavirus pandemic and tell its players to take a break from training as doubts increase over the likelihood of restarting the season in a month’s time.

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Players' refusal to compete could stall return of Premier League and EFL

Mar 27, 2020

Footballers concerned about health risks and insurance policiesPremier League, EFL and PFA to hold further talks next weekCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageAttempts to resume the Premier League and English Football League seasons after 30 April could be thwarted by players refusing to compete because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Jürgen Klopp says he cried when NHS staff sang You'll Never Walk Alone

Mar 27, 2020

Liverpool manager hopes crisis will bring greater solidarityKlopp admits he found preparing for Atlético game toughCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageJürgen Klopp has said he was moved to tears by footage of NHS staff singing You’ll Never Walk Alone and hopes the response to the coronavirus pandemic will generate greater solidarity across the world.

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My favourite game: Chelsea v Napoli 2012 | Luke McLaughlin

Mar 27, 2020

As this unforgettable night wore on, the teams abandoned their tactical systems and went for the jugular

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Premier League players likely to accept wage deferrals to ease pressure on clubs

Mar 26, 2020

Decision to be made collectively with all 20 teams involvedClubs concerned about cash-flow problemsPremier League footballers are likely to accept wage deferrals as clubs look to ward off financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sky and BT will 'lose £1bn if sporting events stay shut until August'

Mar 26, 2020

Report recommends footballers take a pay cut to support clubs facing loss of revenue

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Watford offer NHS use of stadium in fight against coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020

‘We’re keen to do whatever we possibly can,’ say WatfordSpace to be used for training, meetings and as warehouseCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageWatford have offered the use of Vicarage Road to help the National Health Service combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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From Mané to Ings: awards of the Premier League season so far

Mar 25, 2020

With football on hold we select some of the highlights of the top-flight campaign until now – and the biggest flop

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Watford offer NHS use of their stadium in fight against coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020

‘We’re keen to do whatever we possibly can,’ Watford saySpace to be used for training, meetings and as warehouseCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageWatford have offered the use of their Vicarage Road stadium to help the National Health Service combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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Birmingham City ask players to take 50% pay cut during coronavirus crisis

Mar 24, 2020

Request made to those earning £6,000 per week or moreLeague clubs seek to navigate financial crunchCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageBirmingham City have become the first Championship club to ask their players to take wage deferrals amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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David Squires on … Premier League managers under lockdown

Mar 24, 2020

Our cartoonist on how English football’s top-flight gaffers are coping during the coronavirus pandemicBuy this cartoon through our print shopTake a look through David’s archive of cartoons Continue reading...

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Tottenham's Harry Kane two to three weeks from being fit for full training

Mar 24, 2020

‘I’m at a good stage, pretty much doing everything,’ he saysStriker reflects on ‘strange situation’ with coronavirusHarry Kane is on course to be fit when the Premier League resumes.

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Tokyo Olympics Postponed Until 2021 Over Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 24, 2020

Tokyo Olympics Postponed Until 2021 Over Coronavirus Pandemic

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Coronavirus and football: how players, fans and managers have been reacting – video report

Mar 12, 2020

The pace of disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak has been accelerating across the football world.

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Coronavirus: gambling firms urged to impose betting cap of £50 a day

Mar 22, 2020

MPs express concern that gamblers are being directed to riskier wagers in absence of mainstream sport during Covid-19 crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMPs have implored online gambling firms to impose a temporary betting cap of £50 a day during the Covid-19 crisis, as evidence emerged that they are pushing punters towards riskier wagers in the absence of mainstream sport.

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Football faces endless conundrums when the game finally restarts | Ed Aarons

Mar 22, 2020

The coronavirus crisis has instilled a spirit of unity among football’s leaders – but the sport’s calendar has been shredded

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Haircuts to a kit-off: how Premier League clubs are filling void for fans

Mar 20, 2020

Twitter accounts of England’s top-flight teams are working hard to engage supporters in the absence of live football

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Tokyo Olympics should be postponed, says UK Athletics chairman

Mar 20, 2020

Nic Coward is most senior British figure to call for delay Says athletes under ‘intense pressure’ as facilities close down Coronavirus latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageThe chairman of UK Athletics, the sport’s national governing body, has become the most senior British figure yet to call for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo to be postponed because of the global coronavirus pandemic.

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Premier League, EFL and WSL football will not restart before 30 April

Mar 19, 2020

FA extends season indefinitely in attempt to finish it Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe provisional date of the first weekend in April for the resumption of men’s and women’s professional football has been pushed almost a month further until “no earlier than 30 April”, with the season’s finish “extended indefinitely”, the Premier League, Football Association and EFL announced on Thursday.

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Football crisis, the A-League and Positivity Corner – Football Weekly Extra

Mar 19, 2020

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jonathan Liew discuss Uefa’s latest announcements, a call for Premier League help down the pyramid, games which didn’t happen and are still happening, plus a new Positivity Corner

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Mikel Arteta recovering well as Arsenal reopen training facilities

Mar 19, 2020

Arsenal manager tested positive for coronavirus last weekStill uncertain when first-team squad will return to trainingCoronavirus – latest updatesMikel Arteta is on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with coronavirus a week ago, and Arsenal’s training facilities have reopened for everyday maintenance after a deep clean.

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The Fiver | Sitting at the kitchen table getting evils from the cat

Mar 19, 2020

The Fiver | Sitting at the kitchen table getting evils from the cat

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Premier League clubs urged to help food banks during coronavirus crisis

Mar 19, 2020

Food bank organisation can no longer collect before gamesFSF also asks clubs to pay casual staff during break in seasonPremier League clubs have been urged to follow the leads of Liverpool and Brighton to “avoid a disaster waiting to happen” by fighting the threat of the coronavirus crisis to food banks and ensuring casual staff are paid during football’s suspension.

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Premier League clubs expected to push for season to be completed

Mar 18, 2020

Season currently suspended until early April due to Covid-19Matches behind closed doors will be consideredCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageAt a conference call scheduled for 10.30am on Thursday representatives of all 20 Premier League clubs are expected to restate a determination to get the current season finished if at all possible, ideally by 30 June.

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Coronavirus 'my most serious hurdle at Spurs', says Daniel Levy

Mar 18, 2020

Chairman reveals £184m spent on players since July 2019He wants season to finish ‘when it is safe to do so’Coronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageDaniel Levy has described the coronavirus pandemic as the greatest challenge he has faced during his 19 years in charge at Tottenham as the club announced their most recent financial figures and said they had spent £184m on new signings since last July.

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Premier League expected to push for season to be completed

Mar 18, 2020

Season currently suspended until early April due to Covid-19Matches behind closed doors will be consideredCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageAt a conference call scheduled for 10.30am on Thursday representatives of all 20 Premier League clubs are expected to restate a determination to get the current season finished if at all possible, ideally by 30 June.

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Big Sport struggles to pivot to its new position of immense irrelevance | Marina Hyde

Mar 18, 2020

If your way of dealing with existential stress is to say, look: it’s going to boost Foden’s England chances then, you know, get real

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Premier League and EFL working to help crisis-hit clubs, says FA

Mar 17, 2020

Chief executive Mark Bullingham aware of impending struggle‘We are having lots of conversations with stakeholders’The Football Association is working with the Premier League, EFL and the government to consider how help can be provided to clubs falling into financial crisis during the suspension of the sport due to the coronavirus pandemic, the FA’s chief executive, Mark Bullingham, has said.

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Barnet lay off all non-playing staff as club counts cost of coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020

Around 60 employees put on notice of redundancyNational League club’s owner calls for Premier League helpCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNational League club Barnet have responded to the suspension of football during the coronavirus crisis by putting all the club’s non-playing staff on immediate notice of redundancy.

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Premier League club-by-club: how are they dealing with coronavirus?

Mar 16, 2020

Decisions have been taken on whether to close training grounds and whether players should self-isolate but news from Thursday’s Premier League meeting is keenly awaited

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National League shuts down as FA puts all English grassroots football on hold

Mar 16, 2020

League had controversially played on over weekendCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe FA is “advising that all grassroots football in England is postponed for the foreseeable future” due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the National League shutting down having played matches over the weekend.

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