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Coronavirus could prevent Liverpool from winning the Premier League title


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Fifa has approved plans to extend player contracts and move transfer windows to allow seasons on hold due to coronavirus to be completed.

A set of new guidelines was endorsed by the Fifa bureau – a slimmed-down version of its decision-making council – on Tuesday. These included the recommendation that players’ expiring contracts can be extended beyond the end of June and confirmation that it would permit transfer windows to be put back beyond the end of August and inserted into the gap between this season and its delayed successor.

Transfer deals due to be completed this summer will be “delayed until the next season actually does start”.

 
 
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Fifa also said it would encourage clubs and players “to work together to find agreements and solutions during the period when football is suspended” and the game has to deal with an unprecedented loss of revenue.

In addressing the practical and logistical issues stemming from the pandemic the world governing body has eliminated legal barriers that would otherwise have made the idea of completing the season untenable.

These temporary solutions were drafted by a task force chaired by a Fifa vice-president, Vittorio Montagliani, and including representatives of clubs, players, leagues, national FAs and continental confederations.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly changed all the factual circumstances around football for this season,” said Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president. “So, Fifa has come up with some practical ideas and proposals to tackle these new circumstances. Whilst this will not solve each and every problem, it should serve to bring a measure of stability and clarity to football. We hope that this collaborative effort can provide a positive example of how football can come together and show unity, solidarity and a spirit of compromise in order to face the challenging times ahead.”

On the thorny issue of pay cuts and wage deferrals, Fifa has advised a spirit of compromise. It advocates “looking at all aspects of each situation in an even handed manner, including what government measures are there to support clubs and players, whether pay should be deferred or reduced and what insurance coverage may exist”.

If agreement is impossible, it will serve as a final arbiter. “If parties cannot agree and, as a consequence, cases come to Fifa, the factors to be examined will include the following: whether there was a genuine attempt by the club to reach agreement with the players; what the economic situation of the club is; the proportionality of any adjustment to player contracts; the net income position of players after any contract adjustment; and whether players have been treated equally or not.

“Fifa hopes that it will be able to find solutions that are fair and balanced for both sides.”

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solskjaer in the news today for saying united will 'exploit' the coronavirus situation where clubs are needing to sell players to clear debt and effectively buy them as cheap as possible. united fans lapping it up saying it's a good strategy. Then they run around say the league should be voided and Liverpool go 31 years without the title but never mind about the virus, eh? Biggest bunch of fucking hypocrites.

 

Another no mark in Italy with links to Watford via Udinese saying the PL is going to announce the season is cancelled when there no such thing and have only recently said the season will becompleted. Utter fuckwittery.

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1 hour ago, dockers_strike said:

solskjaer in the news today for saying united will 'exploit' the coronavirus situation where clubs are needing to sell players to clear debt and effectively buy them as cheap as possible. united fans lapping it up saying it's a good strategy. Then they run around say the league should be voided and Liverpool go 31 years without the title but never mind about the virus, eh? Biggest bunch of fucking hypocrites.

 

Another no mark in Italy with links to Watford via Udinese saying the PL is going to announce the season is cancelled when there no such thing and have only recently said the season will becompleted. Utter fuckwittery.

Naive and tasteless of Ole to publicly say that. In truth, I've no doubt most clubs are using the time to think about possible signings or get them over the line. 

Our owners are a bunch of sharks so no doubt that they would be looking to pick up some really good players at a knock down price from clubs like Valencia that may need a firesale. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Stickman said:

In this difficult time I can’t remember if anyone has mentioned that null and void is the only option and we should just start a new season 

 

Premier League 'could lose £1bn'; while football's 'clubs and leagues in danger'

The Premier League could lose £1bn if the 2019-2020 season cannot finish - and English football faces "the danger of losing clubs and leagues" amid economic challenges "beyond the wildest imagination".

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52191973

 

Yeah but void it because Liverpool are killing people by saying they still want to win the league 

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Don’t want to hear any of this bollix fighting talk “we’ll win it next year.” Fuck off we’ve won it this year and we can’t let anyone take it away from us, 30 fucking years we can not even consider the possibility that this is taken away from us. I love all the cunts saying about an asterisks or how it’ll be regarded as a joke. They care more about us than their own club, it’s absolutely pathetic, they’re in a frenzy seeing decisions being made in Belgium and Scotland.Fifa and Uefa look on board with us, so have it you fucking bitter mongs.

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