Bundelsliga women greenlighted for end of May return to play
May 21 – On the back of last weekend’s successful resumption of the Bundesliga, the German FA (DBF) has confirmed that the women’s Bundesliga will restart later this month as well.
$81,000 fine for FC Seoul as sex toys prove to be no fun
May 21 – South Korea’s professional football league has imposed a record fine on one of its clubs for using sex dolls to fill empty stands at its second game of the resumed K League season last Sunday.
Salary cap coming? ‘Absurd’ salaries and transfer fees must end, says DFB boss Keller
By Samindra Kunti
May 20 – German football bosses want to see deep reaching financial reforms in the game following the coronavirus pandemic, with Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and DFB president Fritz Keller becoming the latest voices to back the introduction of a salary cap.
Back in business: Estonian and Costa Rican leagues restart
May 20 – South Korea and Germany may have been trailblazers in restarting their domestic seasons, but other leagues are following suit. On Tuesday, action returned in both Estonia and Costa Rica.
Brazil death toll keeps rising but CBF says June return is possible
May 20 – On Tuesday, Brazil registered a new high of 1,179 coronavirus deaths in a single day, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the secretary general of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Walter Feldman (pictured) from tentatively projecting football’s restart in June in the country.
Brazilian ‘ghost’ game offered on 200 betting markets worldwide
May 20 – The integrity of a match reportedly played between two Brazilian clubs on March 25, and which was offered on the betting markets attracting a reported £1.4 million in wagers, is being investigated.
Man City to appeal Champions League ban at CAS in June
May 20 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set aside three days in June to hear Manchester City’s eagerly anticipated appeal against a two-year ban from European competition for breaching financial fair play rules.
Coronavirus: Ceferin wary of financial impact, but says football will still be football
May 20 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin admits he has been having sleepless nights due to the effects on football of the Covid-19 pandemic, partly because of the huge amount of money that will be lost, as the organisation pushes ahead to try and get the Champions League and Europa League completed.
First mover Bundesliga renews Japanese TV deal; rejigs Eurosport/DAZN rights
May 20 – The gentle trend towards longer term broadcast rights agreements in international broadcast markets has been continued with the Bundesliga announcing a five-year extension to its SkyPerfecTV! (SPTV) deal in Japan.
Lauber faces Swiss parliament as his FIFA foundations crumble around him
By Paul Nicholson
May 20 – Today is a big one for the beleaguered Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber (pictured) who has seen his FIFA cases fall like dominoes amid a growing global concern over his relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and whether a series of undocumented meetings have altered the natural course of justice.
Positive start to Premier League testing, but Watford and Deeney in limbo
May 20 – In what will be regarded as a boost for what has been dubbed ‘Project Restart’, the English Premier League says just six positive results have come back from 748 coronavirus tests carried out in its first wave of mass testing.
Premier League plots tentative return path as players return in small groups
By Andrew Warshaw
May 19 – English Premier League clubs took another small but significant step towards resuming their season today when players were allowed to train in “small group” sessions, with a possible return to normal training next week.
UEFA puts off exco meet as it grapples with re-scheduling Euro 2020
May 19 – UEFA has postponed a key executive committee meeting until June 17 as it grapples with how the remainder of this season’s Champions League and Europa League campaigns will pan out.
Coronavirus: LaLiga’s new protocols open way to old rivalries
May 19 – Spain’s La Liga has drawn up a detailed plan for the clubs to implement when match days return with the league hoping for a June 12 start behind closed doors.
Bundesliga celebrates its return with record viewing figures, never mind the social distancing
May 19 – The return of top-flight German football may have been generally regarded as a success in the wake of Covid-19 but players will be reminded to respect social distancing rules as a result of one incident that broke the rules in Hertha Berlin’s 3-0 win at Hoffenheim.