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Football Will Be Different Post-Coronavirus - Infantino

Football Will Be Different Post-Coronavirus – Infantino

April 3, 2020 8:46 am

Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.

“Football will come back, and when it does, we’ll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together,” he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an interview.

“There is one lesson, however, that both you and me must have understood: the football that will come after the virus will be totally different…(more) inclusive, more social and more supportive, connected to the individual countries and at the same time more global, less arrogant and more welcoming.”

He added: …

Mata Trolls Matic Over Training Regime During Lockdown

Mata Trolls Matic Over Training Regime During Lockdown

April 1, 2020 5:58 pm
Juan Mata has trolled his Manchester United team-mate Nemanja Matic by jokingly saying the Serbia midfielder is only claiming to be doing his training regime during the coronavirus lockdown.With the Premier League suspended until at least April 30 and Britain effectively shuttered by the pandemic, United’s players have been forced to keep in shape from home after their training ground was closed.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team have been given personalised regimes to keep fit in case the season resumes.

Matic has made a series of Instagram posts showing his training routine.

“Every day is a gym day,” read the …

Postponed Tokyo Olympics To Open July 23 Next Year

Postponed Tokyo Olympics To Open July 23 Next Year

March 30, 2020 6:19 pm

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organisers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

The announcement comes less than a week after the organisers were forced to delay the Games under heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations as the global outbreak worsened.

“The Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5,” Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori told reporters at a hastily arranged evening news conference.

Only hours earlier, Mori had said he …

Bayern Boss Praises Messi Ahead Of Crunch Match With Barcelona

Barcelona Players Will Take 70 Percent Pay Cuts

March 30, 2020 12:06 pm

Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has confirmed a 70 percent pay cut for Barcelona players during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to a statement made on Monday, additional funds will be directed to club staff throughout the crisis following the club’s enacting of the pay cut.

Negotiations were reported as ongoing between the squad and board over the exact nature of the reduction, with a breakthrough now made.

As well as taking a 70 per cut pay cut, stars will make contributions to ensure ordinary staff receive their salary in full during the suspension of football.

Read Also: Juventus Players Agree

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Coronavirus - Rohr Sends Goodwill Message To Nigerians

Coronavirus: Rohr Sends Goodwill Message To Nigerians

March 30, 2020 6:37 am

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has appealed to Nigerians including the fans of the Super Eagles to remain positive and adhere strictly to all outlined precautions by the government in order to stem the tide of Coronavirus pandemic.

The German coach in his appeal message to football fans amidst growing fear over the outbreak said the virulent virus must not be allowed to stop friendship.

“This virus cannot (and must not be allowed) to stop friendship,” the 66-year-old Rohr former Bayern Munich defender told Nation Sport from his home in France.

Rohr is regarded as a ‘friend of Africa’ after …

Belarus League Attracts Global Attention As It Plays On

Belarus League Attracts Global Attention As It Plays On

March 29, 2020 12:51 pm

Football is suspended in the UK and across most of world because of the coronavirus pandemic – but the game rolls on in Belarus.

The Belarusian Premier League rarely gets a mention in normal circumstances yet it is attracting attention from foreign fans as one of the few places around the globe – and the only place in Europe – where football is still being played.

On Saturday, there were six top-flight games in the eastern European country including the derby between FC Minsk and Dinamo Minsk watched by a capacity 3,000 crowd in Belarus’ capital.

“It so happened that …

Ighalo Wins Goal Of The Month At Man United

Ighalo Wins Goal Of The Month At Man United

March 29, 2020 5:59 am
Odion Ighalo has won Manchester United’s March Goal-of-the-Month award, for his sparkling effort against LASK in the Europa League.

The Nigerian’s driven shot to open the scoring against the Austrians, after some skilled ball juggling in the build-up, took home 32 percent votes.

The former Watford striker’s goal in the Emirates FA Cup win against Derby County, however, failed to make the top three.

Ighalo narrowly beat off fierce competition from Scott McTominay, whose memorable late goal against Manchester City received 26 percent.

Read Also: Manchester Utd Credits Ighalo’s Account With ₦29.45M

Bruno Fernandes’s first strike from open play for …

Juventus Players Agree To Take Pay Reduction In €90m Cut

Juventus Players Agree To Take Pay Reduction In €90m Cut

March 28, 2020 6:05 pm

Juventus on Saturday announced that they had cut their players’ and coach Maurizio Sarri’s salaries after all Italian sport was suspended until at least April 3 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“The economic and financial effects of the understanding reached are positive for about 90 million euros ($100.5 million) for the 2019/2020 financial year,” said a club statement.

Over 10,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Italy, more than in any other nation.

Italian champions Juventus, who led second-placed Lazio by a point in Serie A before the suspension of the season, said they had agreed a “reduction” for pay …

Europe Mulls Finishing Football Season At End Of Year

Europe Mulls Finishing Football Season At End Of Year

March 28, 2020 6:02 pm

Europe’s football bosses have not given up hope of finishing this pandemic-hit season — even if it might have to be done at the start of the next one.

The novel coronavirus has created an existential challenge to the world’s most widely played and watched sport.

Europe’s football leagues are the planet’s richest and can afford to pay the most money to the biggest stars.

But that system could come crumbling down quickly if there is nothing to show on TV.

Cristian Ronaldo has not had a chance to celebrate goals for Juventus for nearly three weeks because Italy’s Serie …

Defoe Backs Gerrard To Become Top Manager

Defoe Backs Gerrard To Become Top Manager

March 28, 2020 2:02 pm

Rangers striker Jermain Defoe believes his boss Steven Gerrard has the personal qualities that will take him all the way to the top in his management career.

At 37 Defoe is nearing the end of a career that has seen the forward work with the likes of managers Harry Redknapp and Sam Allardyce during spells at several clubs, including West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth and Sunderland.

Defoe compared Gerrard, in only his second season as a manager, to both Redknapp and Allardyce, adding the former Liverpool and England captain had a similarly acute understanding of players.

“I think he is going …

Joshua In Self-Isolation After Meeting Prince Charles

Joshua In Self-Isolation After Meeting Prince Charles

March 25, 2020 5:51 pm

World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has placed himself in self-isolation following a meeting with coronavirus victim Prince Charles.

Chales, the eldest son and heir to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms of coronavirus and is self-isolating in Scotland, officials said on Wednesday.

It remains unclear when Charles caught the illness but on March 9, he spent the day with the Queen, prime minister Boris Johnson and stars of sport and entertainment — including Joshua — at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.

Read Also: 6820 Dead: Why Italy‘s Coronavirus Epidemic May Get Worse

A spokesman for …

Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder Rematch Postponed

Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder Rematch Postponed

March 25, 2020 6:38 am

The third fight in Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight rivalry has been postponed as the coronavirus pandemic grips the United States and Britain, ESPN reported on Tuesday.

Britain’s Tyson Fury, who dethroned unbeaten WBC champion Wilder with a dominant victory in seven rounds last month, had been due to defend his crown in Las Vegas on July 18.

But promoter Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday the rematch had now been rescheduled until October at the earliest because of the COVID-19 outbreak which has brought the sporting world to a standstill.

With travel restrictions affecting both the US …

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