No relegated teams in unfinished Czech league
July 24 – No teams will be relegated from the Czech league since the competition was left unfinished after one player tested positive for coronavirus.
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Covid-19 cases hit record level as Paulista returns to play
July 23 – After a four-month hiatus, football has returned to São Paulo with the resumption of the Paulista championship, one of Brazil’s most important state championships.
No compassion for FIFAGate felon Napout who stays locked up despite positive Covid test
July 22 – Former Conmebol president Juan Angel Napout, currently serving a nine-year prison sentence in Miami for his part in the FIFAGate corruption scandals, has had his request for compassionate release turned down despite having contracted Covid-19.
Conmebol timetable Copa Libertadores for September behind closed doors
July 21 – The Copa Libertadores will return to action behind closed doors in September, six months after South America’s flagship competition was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Conmebol has announced.
Football has been blitzed by Covid-19, says Ceferin, but solidarity and safety will triumph
July 21 – UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin says Covid-19 has had a worse effect on football than during the Second World War.
FIFAGate: Napout applies for Paraguayan transfer after contracting Covid-19 in Miami jail
July 21 – In the same month that disgraced former Conmebol president Juan Angel Napout petitioned court in the US to obtain an early release from prison because of the coronavirus pandemic, he has himself contracted the disease.
French threaten to close stadia again after PSG Ultras break social distancing rules
July 21 – The French government has threatened to re-impose a ban on fans after Paris St Germain supporters failed to observe Covid-19 social distancing rules in last Friday’s friendly against Waasland-Beveren.
Positive tests force Paraguay to delay restart of top league
July 20 – The long-awaited return of football in Paraguay has been set back after players from three different club tested positive for the coronavirus.
Spike fears: Spanish health minister hesitant to allow fans to return in September
July 17 – Spain’s Health Minister, Santiago Illa, has cast doubt on the possibility of fans being able to go back to stadiums when the new season starts in September.
Bundesliga submits criteria to reopen stadia from start of 2020/21 season
July 16 – The German Bundesliga is working up plans to return fans to stadia following discussions with health authorities, with the start of the 2020/21 season, September 18, being the target date for opening up of the leagues.
Covid-19 fears push Cameroon to pull out of hosting CAF Champions League closers
July 14 – Kicked from pillar to post in recent months over staging major events, sometimes due to its own inadequacies, Cameroon has pulled out of hosting a planned mini-tournament to decide the 2020 African Champions League winners.
Coronavirus: FC Zurich opt to play U-21s as first team players forced to quarantine
July 14 – Fears that the Swiss Super League might have to be ended prematurely were overcome with FC Zurich saying that they would their U21 side against Basel tonight after members of the first-team were placed in quarantine.
Coronavirus: South Africa’s Premier Soccer League set to lead continent’s restart
July 14 – South African officials are expected to reveal Monday when the richest league in Africa will restart after being halted in March by the coronavirus pandemic.
French fans return to stadia as 5,000 watch Le Havre lose 9-0 to PSG
July 13 – Those who bemoaned the premature ending of the French season will be even more frustrated by the fact that elite friendlies were allowed to return over the weekend – just at the time paradoxically when other European leagues are nearing the end of their domestic campaigns behind closed doors.
St Etienne and its fans return ticket allocation for Coupe de France final against PSG
July 13 – Supporters of St Etienne, the club known as ‘les verts’ and one of the most iconic names in French football, have decided to boycott the French cup final against PSG.