Gary Neville’s five points illustrate the Premier League’s poor approach to the coronavirus crisis

Gary Neville has taken aim at the Premier League and their handling of the coronavirus crisis, describing it as ‘terrible’. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the former England and Manchester United defender turned television pundit, listed five calamitous decisions the Premier League has made in recent weeks. Premier League executives met with the … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: It’s time for players to wake up…football is an empty shop with big bills to pay

Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday. So too Eddie Howe and Graham Potter, managers of Bournemouth and Brighton, who have also elected to go short.  This is how warped the rhetoric around coronavirus has become. This is … Read more

‘Don’t just pick on footballers’: Gary Lineker defends players amid coronavirus wage cuts backlash

‘Don’t just pick on footballers’: Gary Lineker insists he has spoken to players ‘desperate’ to help contribute to coronavirus crisis amid criticism Top-flight footballers are facing criticism over their lack of action amid the crisis Health secretary Matt Hancock took a dig at players over not taking pay cuts Former striker Gary Lineker has hit … Read more

Premier League captains ‘set up WhatsApp group’ to battle proposals to force players into wage cuts

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

Gareth Southgate agrees to take 30 per cent pay cut during coronavirus crisis

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

English football chiefs tell players that clubs face losing £1.137 billion

Premier League players have been told that clubs are set to lose £1.137 billion over the coronavirus crisis, as talks over wage cuts failed to reach an agreement. A video conference call was held on Saturday afternoon where a presentation from the Premier League to captains and coaches, explained why clubs want their players to … Read more

Piers Morgan and Jamie Carragher lead criticism of Liverpool after they furlough non-playing staff

Liverpool Football Club is continuing to deal with a range of challenges caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to update supporters on the progress that has been made to date.  While our priority from the outset has been to focus primarily on the health and wellbeing of our players, staff, … Read more

Liverpool reveal they have placed staff on furlough but insist employees will still be paid

Liverpool Football Club is continuing to deal with a range of challenges caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to update supporters on the progress that has been made to date.  While our priority from the outset has been to focus primarily on the health and wellbeing of our players, staff, … Read more

Premier League clubs poised to agree financial masterplan as they try to avoid huge losses

At a meeting of Premier League Shareholders today, clubs discussed in detail how to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic. First and foremost, it was reaffirmed that the overriding priority is to aid the health and wellbeing of the nation and our communities, including players, coaches, managers, club staff and supporters. It was acknowledged that … Read more

Premier League clubs agree to discuss wage cuts or deferrals of up to 30 PER CENT

Premier League clubs have all agreed to discuss their players taking wage cuts or deferrals of up to 30 per cent wage after their latest round of talks on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Sportsmail today, Manchester United became the first top flight club to slash their salaries, sacrificing 30 per cent of their wages … Read more

Manchester United stars donate to NHS in their coronavirus fight by taking 30% wage cut

Manchester United players today became the first Premier League stars to slash their pay and they will donate millions to the NHS, MailOnline can reveal today.  Old Trafford stars earning up to £375,000-a-week have agreed to forgo 30 per cent of their wages for one month on the proviso that the money is used to benefit hospitals … Read more

Gary Lineker blasts Matt Hancock demand for footballers to rush into coronavirus pay cuts

Gary Lineker has warned against a ‘judgemental pile-on’ on footballers who have not taken a pay cut during the coronavirus crisis after Matt Hancock urged them to ‘play their part’ and use their wealth to support club staff being furloughed. The former England striker and Match of the Day host believes that Premier League stars … Read more

Premier League club suggests possibility of finishing current season in China 

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