Coronavirus: Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells Premier League footballers to ‘take a pay cut’

Health Secretary Matt Hancock demands Premier League footballers ‘play their part’ in tackling coronavirus crisis as he tells them: ‘Take a pay cut’ Matt Hancock said ‘everybody needs to play their part’ in fighting coronavirus He said given the ‘sacrifices’ others are making, footballers should take pay cut  Comes amid growing pressure on star players … Read more

Coronavirus: Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells Premier League footballers to ‘take a pay cut’

Health Secretary Matt Hancock demands Premier League footballers ‘play their part’ in tackling coronavirus crisis as he tells them: ‘Take a pay cut’ Matt Hancock said ‘everybody needs to play their part’ in fighting coronavirus He said given the ‘sacrifices’ others are making, footballers should take pay cut  Comes amid growing pressure on star players … Read more

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe becomes first Premier League figure to take voluntary pay cut

EXCLUSIVE: Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe becomes the first Premier League figure to break rank and take a voluntary pay-cut to his £4m per year wages… but stars keep their full salaries for now Eddie Howe has decided to take a voluntary pay cut amid coronavirus crisis The Bournemouth boss becomes the first Premier League figure … Read more

Why voiding the Premier League and EFL seasons would cause chaos amid coronavirus pandemic

Everything around football is up in the air. The season has been suspended for weeks and it is unclear when – and if – it might return. As time goes on, there are more voices calling for the campaign to be called off amid the coronavirus crisis. They do not seem to factor in the … Read more

Premier League plan to resume season at start of May behind closed doors

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Premier League stars are ‘ready to revolt over plans play behind closed doors’

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more

UEFA officially confirm that the Champions League and Europa League finals are postponed

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more

Liverpool should be celebrating Premier League success but the streets of Anfield are empty

This is it, the new 3pm on Saturday: the time you have traditionally associated with noise and excitement, with dreams and expectation, is now a time for silence and uncertainty. We are standing on the corner of Skerries Road, adjacent to the towering presence of Anfield. The stillness all around us will be the same … Read more

Raheem Sterling steps out to pick up some essentials after the Premiere League is postponed

Raheem Sterling steps out to pick up some essentials with fiancée Paige Milian after the Premiere League is postponed amid COVID-19 fears By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 11:57 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 12:01 GMT, 21 March 2020 The Premiere League has been postponed until at least the end of April amid fears … Read more