Coronavirus: Nashville are second club to be sent home from MLS is Back restart
July 10 – Nashville SC has become the second team after FC Dallas to be withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament due to a number of positive coronavirus tests.
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Barca, Bayern, Juve and Man City get UEFA all-clear to play last-16 CL games at home
July 10 – The four outstanding Champions League round of 16 second-leg ties, postponed because of COVID-19 in March, can be hosted by the scheduled home teams providing there are no travel restrictions.
ECA counts the Covid cost to clubs at €4bn
July 10 – European clubs expect to lose a staggering €4 billion in revenue over the next year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by the European Club Association.
Government warns SAFA that safety protocols must be followed for league return
July 9 – South Africa’s FA (SAFA) has confirmed it will oversee all procedures relating to ‘return-to-play’ protocols after the country’s Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa urged the federation and the Premier Soccer League to work together to pave the way for a resumption in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hard-resisting Belarus now succumb to Covid crisis with cancellation of first game
July 8 – Belarus, the one country in Europe that insisted on carrying on playing regular football while others shut down earlier in the Covid-19 crisis, has announced the postponement of defending champion Dinamo Brest’s next game scheduled for this Friday.
MLS sends FC Dallas home but Florida tournament to go ahead with 25 teams
July 7 – The MLS has pulled FC Dallas out of the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida following the high number of positive tests for the coronavirus within the club.
MLS restart glitch as Dallas quarantined after registering 10 positive tests
July 6 – Major League Soccer has postponed the match between Dallas and Vancouver, a fixture of its MLS Is Back tournament, to an undisclosed date due positive coronavirus tests in the Texan team.
Chinese ready for restart but locked-in players ask for some ‘stress’ relief
July 6 – Former Chinese international Zhao Junzhe has asked the organisers of the Chinese Super League (CSL) to take steps to reduce players’ stress when the 2020 campaign finally gets under way behind closed doors later this month.
UEFA confident Germany will be ‘safe and secure’ for Europa League finish
July 2 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is confident that there will be “no need for a Plan B” for this season’s final eight of the Europa League which Germany will stage in August.
Flares, smoke bombs, racist banners and social stupidity mar Bulgarian Cup final
July 2 – Bulgarian football fans violated social distancing rules in the domestic cup final which Lokomotiv Plovdiv won for a second consecutive time by defeating CSKA Sofia from the penalty spot.
Anti-social Aalborg fans have their Danish Cup final day cut short
July 2 – The Danish Cup final was suspended for 15 minutes when fans refused to comply with the social distancing rules inside the stadium.
Post-covid confidence: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger says LaLiga chief
July 2 – Football will return resilient and stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, according to La Liga’s managing director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Coronavirus: Lisbon lockdown will not derail Champions League finale, says Ceferin
July 1 – Despite a spike in Covid-19 cases, Lisbon is still set to host the eagerly awaited finale of this season’s Champions League following talks between the relevant authorities.
Leicester lockdown puts Premier League contingency plan to the test
June 30 – The Premier League has drawn up a contingency plan for Leicester City’s home fixture with Crystal Palace because of the government-enforced local lockdown in the city. A postponement has not been ruled out.
The FA cuts jobs as losses hit £300m, Wembley events cancelled and sponsors rebated
June 30 – Staff at the English FA have been left shocked by the announcement of more than 100 job losses due to the “significant impact” of coronavirus.