UEFA have decided that if top European leagues are unable to finish their current campaigns due to the coronavirus crisis then next season’s European places will be chosen on ‘sporting merit’, it has been reported. This would likely mean a decision made on points-per-game tally, according to The Times, which would secure a Champions League … Read more
Barcelona’s millionaire football stars have refused a plea from club chiefs to take a 70 per cent pay cut after coronavirus destroyed the football season. The Catalan club boasts some of the highest-paid players in the world, including Lionel Messi who earns a staggering £500,000 per week before tax, not including any bonuses or image rights. … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more