Football (Soccer) Thread

[Grey Fox]

Suspend for now & resume in the summer. Euro 2020 can be delayed to 2021.

UEFA will decide on European competitions next week. I read that it can be taken for granted that the Euro will be pushed back to 2021.

I'm rarely this clairvoyant.

[Josquius]

Wonder what this means for the nations league thingy (meh) and World Cup qualifiers

[Josephus]

Major League Soccer suspended.

[Duque de Bragança]

In Portugal, after games behind closed doors, now the Primeira Liga is suspended.
More of a margin in Portugal, due to one the worst years in European competitions since 1978-79 ; no team made it be to the round of 16.

[The Larch]

Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus and Arsenal close down their training facilities and quarantine their full first team and a number of coaches. The premier league is, I think, one of the few ones that has not been suspended yet, and they're intending to play this weekend as usual.

[Sheilbh]

It's crazy - I can only assume they're waiting for government to force them to shut down

[Josquius]

Insurance reasons?

[The Larch]

It's crazy - I can only assume they're waiting for government to force them to shut down

Scotland has already announced a ban on events of more than 500 people starting on monday. On sunday it's Rangers Vs. Celtic.

[Sheilbh]

The Premier League has announced....a meeting to discuss whether to delay games

[Josquius]

I just hope there's some special fund in place to cover the losses teams will endure. As you say gate fees are a big deal for many teams. A lot of clubs living week to week. We may see another Bury or two.

[The Larch]

I just hope there's some special fund in place to cover the losses teams will endure. As you say gate fees are a big deal for many teams. A lot of clubs living week to week. We may see another Bury or two.

Not anymore, at least not for the top divisions. Nowadays it's TV rights what keeps a club's coffers full. Gate fees are less and less relevant as time goes on. Unless you mean teams in lower divisions, I guess.

[Sheilbh]

Not anymore, at least not for the top divisions. Nowadays it's TV rights what keeps a club's coffers full. Gate fees are less and less relevant as time goes on. Unless you mean teams in lower divisions, I guess.

Yeah - there's loads of teams in the lower divisions who rely on it and would go bust without their home games. From what I understand some are literally living home game to home game, so this would have a big impact.

[garbon]

Not anymore, at least not for the top divisions. Nowadays it's TV rights what keeps a club's coffers full. Gate fees are less and less relevant as time goes on. Unless you mean teams in lower divisions, I guess.

Yeah - there's loads of teams in the lower divisions who rely on it and would go bust without their home games. From what I understand some are literally living home game to home game, so this would have a big impact.

Sounds like they are not viable businesses then.

[The Larch]

UEFA has postponed Champions League and Europa League games due next week.

[Josquius]

Wish they'd called things off 2 weeks back. Would help our results.