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Isolated in foreign lands, footballers learn to deal without the game

Kieran Canning, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 01:07 PM

Footballers' daily routines have been upended with no games to play for the foreseeable future and training sessions now conducted alone at home or via video-conferencing to maintain some semblance of team spirit.   Read more »

Football: Scrap season if it can't be finished by end of June, says Kane

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 10:32 AM

England captain Harry Kane said on Sunday the Premier League season should be cancelled if it cannot be completed by the end of June because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Football: Man City's Gundogan says Liverpool deserve title if season cancelled

Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 10:32 AM

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says it would only be "fair" for rivals Liverpool to be awarded the English Premier League trophy if the season cannot be completed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Football: Lampard wary of pushing Chelsea players too hard during virus lay-off

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 10:28 AM

Frank Lampard believes it is unrealistic to "push and push" players to maintain their fitness levels during the coronavirus pandemic with no concrete timetable as to when football will return. Read more »

Football: UEFA president admits that current season may not finish

Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 10:18 AM

The head of European soccer's governing body said that the current season could be "lost" if it is unable to re-start by the end of June, although he did not rule out extending it into the next season. Read more »

Football: Juventus players, coach agree pay cut due to coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 10:01 AM

Juventus players and coach Maurizio Sarri have reached an agreement over a wage reduction that will save the Italian champions 90 million euros. Read more »

U.S. Soccer working to rebuild reputation with women's team

Amy Tennery, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 10:00 AM

U.S. Soccer hopes that resolving an ongoing pay equity lawsuit with its women's national team will be a first step in a "long process" to rebuild its reputation, the body's president and CEO told reporters on Tuesday. Read more »

Football: Ronaldo donates equipment to Portuguese hospitals fighting coronavirus

Catarina Demony, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 10:00 AM

Cristiano Ronaldo and football agent Jorge Mendes joined forces on Tuesday to donate lifesaving equipment to Portuguese hospitals struggling to treat patients with coronavirus. Read more »

Football: Messi, Guardiola donate one million euros each to coronavirus battle

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 10:00 AM

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros ($1.08 million) towards the fight against coronavirus. Read more »

Football: UEFA formally postpones Champions League, Europa League finals

Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 10:22 AM

This season's Champions League, Europa League and women's Champions League finals scheduled for May have been formally postponed. Read more »

Real Madrid crowned champions of La Liga playstation tournament

Thomas ALLNUTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 10:18 AM

La Liga's players swapped boots for controllers and Real Madrid still won as Spanish football tried to fill the void of an empty fixture list with a FIFA playstation tournament last weekend. Read more »

Football: Dybala, Maldini test positive for coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 10:03 AM

Argentina striker Paulo Dybala said Saturday that he has become the third Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus. Read more »

Football: Former Real Madrid president Sanz dies after contracting coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 10:03 AM

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, who was hospitalised with coronavirus, died on Saturday at the age of 76, his son announced. Read more »

Chinese football star Wu Lei has coronavirus in Spain

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 21 05:49 PM

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese football star Wu Lei, who plays for Espanyol in Spain, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Saturday.   Read more »

Football: Ceres, Kaya's AFC Cup campaigns on hold due to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 03:38 PM

Ceres-Negros and Kaya's campaigns in the on-going AFC Cup have been put on hold, after the Asian Football Confederation decided to postpone all competitions in March and April until further notice. Read more »

Football: Zlatan starts GoFundMe to support Italy's coronavirus fight

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 10:12 AM

AC Milan's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has started a GoFundMe campaign to support Italy's fight against the spread of coronavirus.   Read more »

Football: Chelsea open up hotel to healthcare staff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 10:09 AM

Chelsea will provide free accommodation to staff of Britain's National Health Service in a hotel at the club's Stamford Bridge stadium during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

FIFA puts revamped Club World Cup on hold

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 10:02 AM

FIFA has agreed to delay the first edition of its revamped Club World Cup to make way for the Euro 2020 and Copa America tournaments which have been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Football: Euro 2020 championship postponed over COVID-19 - Norwegian and Swedish FAs

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 10:02 PM

Soccer's 2020 European Championship has been postponed for a year as the world fights to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Norwegian and Swedish FAs said on Tuesday. Read more »

Fate of Euro 2020 to be determined as UEFA set for crisis meeting

Andy SCOTT with Eric BERNAUDEAU in Lausanne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 10:03 AM

Euro 2020 could be postponed by up to a year, with all the sporting and financial consequences that would entail, when UEFA holds a crisis meeting on Tuesday as Europe battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read more »