Coronavirus: FIFA Starts Emergency Fund For Leagues, Clubs



Football’s world governing body, FIFA, is setting up a fund to assist competitions and players which have run into financial difficulty because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A number of clubs are feeling the bite of the financial crisis brought on by the pandemic, with Premier League sides Newcastle and Tottenham placing some staff on furlough – a scheme in which an employee does not work but gets 80 per cent of their salary paid for the next two months by the government.

In Spain, La Liga giants Barcelona have agreed a 70 per cent wage cut for their players, while in Scotland, Hearts have also asked their players to take a 50 per cent salary cut |||READ MORE …


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