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Messi announces additional Barca pay cut to help employees, criticises board

Lionel Messi confirmed on Monday that Barcelona’s players will take a 70 per cent pay cut and make financial contributions to ensure the club’s other employees are paid in full during the state of alarm in Spain.

21 hours ago

Neymar denies flouting social distancing protocols

Brazilian footballer has denied suggestions that he ignored social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak by playing footvolley with friends at his mansion near Rio de Janeiro.

20 hours ago

Scrap EPL season if it can’t be finished by end of June, says Kane

England captain Harry Kane said on Sunday the Premier League season should be cancelled if it cannot be completed by the end of June because of the coronavirus pandemic.

21 hours ago

City’s Gundogan says Liverpool deserve to be champions

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says it would only be “fair” for rivals Liverpool to be awarded the English Premier League trophy if the season cannot be completed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

21 hours ago

Spanish sports stars organise virtual music festival, raise $690,000

Athletes and musicians took part in an online global music festival organized by the Spanish League that raised more than 625,000 euros ($690,000) for the fight against the coronavirus on Saturday.

29 Mar 2020

Juventus, Ronaldo agree to forgo 90m euros in wages

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Juventus team-mates along with coach Maurizio sarri agreed to forgo 90 million euros ($100 million) in the wages on the Saturday to help the club during the coronavirus crisis.

29 Mar 2020

Isolated in foreign lands, footballers learn to deal without the game

The riches, glamour and glory of playing football in front of packed stadiums attracts the world’s top players across borders but with the European game in lockdown, many have been left isolated from their families.

29 Mar 2020

Turkish World Cup hero Recber hospitalised with coronavirus

Former Turkish national team and ex-Barcelona goalkeeper Rustu Recber is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, his wife said. Recber took on hero status in Turkey as he kept goal at the 2002 World Cup,

29 Mar 2020

UEFA chief says season can still be saved; PFL and EFL braced for tough decisions

The head of UEFA said European football leagues were still looking at all options and not ruling out finishing this season — if the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

28 Mar 2020