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Kyle Walker of Tottenham Hotspur recently broke the lockdown rule which was passed by the English FA, the 29-years old had earlier apologized and urged people to “stay home, stay safe.” Walker becomes the second English player to be punished by the laws of the English FA after Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealish. Manchester City stated in a statement that that has directly contravened the law and he has failed to be a responsible role model. The club also added that they will still hold an investigation on it. With over 40,000 people already infected with the virus it was…

Heung-Min Son who is currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur could be living the English side to his native country North Korea to complete his mandatory four-week military service as he returns to South Korea.Heung-Min Son who is 27-years-old was given exemption from the extended 21-month military service after he won the gold medal with his country South Korea in the 2018 Asian Games. However, he still needs to complete a four-week service and with the current case of Coronavirus which has paused all-league actions in the English Premier League, he could be using the chance to complete the training. The…

Louis van Gaal who was one time Ajax coach has accused his former side of trying to use the coronavirus pandemic “for their own gain”. Ajax technical director Marc Overmars called for the termination of the Eredivisie season following the constant cases of the coronavirus. The former Arsenal and Barcelona player was majorly concerned about the Dutch football association KNVB when it issued a statement saying they will follow UEFA’s direction to attempt to finish the season. The season was scheduled to finish on the 3rd of Auguest this year. Recently UEFA released a statement stating that they do not have…

England international Danny Rose has come out to express his feeling concerning the recent policy made by the English Premier League Management Board. The pay cut bill which other clubs across Europe has already been doing was put into action after yesterday’s meeting with the 20 English Premier League club sides. In the meeting the League Management proposed and the clubs agreed to propose a 30% cut to ease the financial burden of the coronavirus crisis. Fans around the world had earlier criticized the EPL for a slow response from them. According to the Tottenham Hotspur Left back who is currently…

Fifa could do something different from the usual in the Olymipic games which is scheduled to be played in Tokyo come July. They are likely to raise the age limit for the men’s football tournament at next summer’s rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo to 24 from 23. The adjust is been deliberate upon by the sport’s governing body and FIFA and they have recommended that it will be proper to move the limit to accommodate players eligible for this year’s Games. Japan Olympic or Tokyo 2020 which was to play in July was suspended due to the outbreak of coronavirus…

After a long meeting today, the League Management of the English Premier League has concluded that all clubs in the EPL will ask their players to take a 30% pay cut. This is to help protect jobs of non playing staffs as the league will not continue until further notice. All clubs in EPL has agreed to this recent development which Newcastle United started since Monday early this week. The statement reads: “combination of conditional reductions and deferrals” to players. The Premier League will advance £125m to the EFL and National League, and give £20m towards the NHS. The league…

the virus has brought hardship and devastation to world as whole and just India, with mere mention of the words “coronavirus” or “COVID-19” it brings fear to the

The English Premier League (EPL) will be meeting today Friday to decide on the new date of resumption of the league games. Reports are that all 20 Premier League clubs will have a meeting which will be through video call and decide on the proper date to resume the league. The Premier League could shift the date back into May or opt to follow Spain and France, who have shut down their leagues for an indefinite period. They will also discuss on pay cuts and and also if the should be counseled like they did in the Belgian league where…

Football fans are now on the opinion that the same thing should apply for the English Premier League which Liverpool are currently topping with 25 points. Liverpool

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was affected in the pay cut which Tottenham Hotspur non-players has accepted to take. The chairman was earning £7m as at last year which includes £4m in wages and £3m for the completion of Tottenham’s stadium move. Being that he is among the non-playing staffs he and the directors and employees at the club have all accepted to take a cut in salary. The cut starts from this Month April and it will also extend to May next month, the club will use the government’s furlough scheme to protect jobs of their works. Tottenham Hotspur which…

After a 90 minutue meeting with all the 55 member association yesterday Wednesday, the UEFA body has resolved that all Champions League and Europa League matches have been suspended “until further notice.” This is for the good of the general public seeing that the coronavirus cases are not reducing in the world. The postponement also affected all national team games in June, they have all been postponed, including play-off matches for Euro 2020 – already postponed to 2021. Also, qualifying matches for the Women’s Euro 2021 has also been postponement. The European governing body which includes 55 member across Europe…

On Tuesday last week, UEFA fined (4) four EPL teams and some others across Europa with multiples of fines. All the clubs issued fines are playing in both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, the three affected English Premier League teams are Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Other European clubs like Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid are among a long list of teams punished. Liverpool was given 3,250 euros ($3,565) fine and it was because they set off fireworks during their last Champions League which they lost 3-2 at Anfield. Their Opponet Atletico Madrid was also…

Champions League and Europa League is said to continue immediately after coronavirus battle is over. The 55 national associations in Europe for the first time since March 17 when they held the lasting and decided the postponement of the both Champions Leagues and Europa League. They will hold a video call meeting and conclude on if the league will continue or not. UEFA body has two working groups who are charged with the responsibility of looking at everything from the football calendar to the financial impact of an global pandemic on football. The body used the opportunity to update the…

Iker Gundogan of Manchester City and Germany player has said Liverpool deserves to be given the English Premier League title. According to him Liverpool are 25 points clear of his team Manchester City and so deserves the league title. The English Premier League was supposed to end by May but with less than eleven games to go before the suspension of the league due to coronavirus. The German international says Liverpool has had a perfect season so it will be good if the league is given to them since the league seems like the league will not come to an…

Marseille former club president Pape Diouf who contracted the COVID 19 virus is confirmed died. The Senegalese ruled the club as president for four years. He was president from 2005 to 2009 and helped the club finish second in Ligue 1 twice and reached two French Cup finals. Pape Diouf died at the age of 63 of the global illness coronavirus he is the first Marseille sports person to die of the virus. The club also won the first French league title in 18 years in 2010. Pape Diouf will be remembered for his contribution to Marseille as a club…

Tottenham Hotspur skipper Harry Kane has been reportedly linked with possible to Manchester City, Manchester united and Liverpool. The 26-year-old English man could leave his present team if they do not proceed to next season’s Champions League. According to Chris Sutton, he said “I can understand the predicament he is in.” “But if he wants to win the Premier League, then he should move on and go to a club who have better chance of winning it than Spurs do.” Harry Kane is currently in contract with the North London side until 2024, but he is yet to win any…

England and Aston Villa player international Jack Grealish was charged for breaking the law, he wassaid to have left his house when the law says that nobody should leave their various houses. Jack Grealish who is 24 years-old revealed that he left his house to meet with a friend over the weekend despite being instructed with staying at home to prevent the spread of the virus which has already killed a coach in Spain. Jack Grealish stated in a video saying: “Hi everybody, I just want to do a quick video message just to say how deeply embarrassed I am…

Juve players and their coaching staff are all set to have their wages cut following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy. The wages are worth around 90m euros (£80.7m) but there will be a renegotiation when the Serie A season is back to normal. In a statement released on Saturday, Juventus announced the club will reduce the wages it will pay out to its employees including head coach Maurizio Sarri and Cristiano Ronaldo and other Juve players. The months which the cut is to affect are March, April, May and June. Juve players and their coaching staff can only…

A total of 15 people have tested positive, three of them belonging to Deportivo Alaves’ first team, seven more to the Albiazul coaching staff and none to the

The Premier League, English Football League and Professional Footballers’ Association met on Friday to discuss the economic implications of the suspension of the

Barcelona have been showing interest in their former midfielder, they approached him for the job before Ernesto Valverde was sacked in January, but Xavi rejected the deal. On that decision, he