Football

Former Atletico, Real Madrid and Barca coach Antic dies

Serbian coach Radomir Antic, the only person to manage Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, died on Monday at the age of 71 following a long illness.
Liverpool backtrack over decision to furlough staff

Liverpool on Monday scrapped their controversial decision to furlough non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic after the Premier League leaders apologised for coming to the "wrong conclusion".
Former Barca goalkeeper Recber out of hospital after coronavirus

Former Turkish national team and ex-Barcelona goalkeeper Rustu Recber was discharged from hospital on Monday after recovering from coronavirus.
Casillas proposes 'vintage' Clasico after pandemic to raise charity funds

Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas suggests organising a "vintage Clasico" with past Real Madrid and Barcelona stars to raise funds for charity once the coronavirus pandemic is over.
Italian top-flight clubs agree players' pay cuts

Italian top-flight football clubs unanimously reach agreement to cut the salaries of players, coaches and staff as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Guardiola's mother dies after contracting virus

Pep Guardiola's 82-year-old mother dies after contracting coronavirus.
Messi is not a ‘forbidden dream’ for Inter

With Lionel Messi’s unhappiness with the Barcelona board and the fact that he is yet to renew his contract with the Catalans, former Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti has claimed that signing the Argentine will not be a forbidden dream for Inter Milan.
German clubs resume training amid tight virus restrictions

Bundesliga clubs returned to team training on Monday, with players split in small groups or pairs and kept at a safe distance amid strict measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Dybala too good for Bale in charity video game clash

Paulo Dybala left Gareth Bale out of his Real Madrid starting line-up but had no trouble beating the Welshman's Manchester City side in a FIFA 20 video game as part of a Combat Corona fundraiser for UNICEF at the weekend.
Man City's Walker faces disciplinary action for breaking lockdown rules

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker faces disciplinary action from the Premier League champions after tabloid the Sun said he breached Britain's lockdown rules by hosting a party during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bayern to resume training today

Bayern Munich said Sunday that players will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus.
Swedish amateurs forced to play friendly in secret

Two amateur Swedish soccer clubs felt forced to cancel a friendly and then play the game in secret due to fears of match-fixing after almost 150 bookmakers worldwide offered odds on the game in the absence of other live sport, the newspaper Sportbladet reported.
Rooney says handling of Premier League pay row 'a disgrace'

Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a "no-win situation" over proposed pay cuts after players were urged to make sacrifices during the coronavirus crisis.
False negative test for Dybala's partner

Paulo Dybala’s partner, Oriana Sabatini, still has coronavirus after a faulty test showed a negative result, UK newspaper The Sun reported.
Petition to give Atalanta the Scudetto

Someone has started a petition asking for the 2019-20 Serie A title to be handed to Atalanta, as the city of Bergamo has been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Liverpool blasted over virus furlough, players in £200m wage cut warning

Liverpool were accused of betraying their "morals and values" on Saturday for their move to furlough non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic as Premier League stars warned of a £200 million ($245 million) shortfall in government coffers if 30 percent wage cuts were introduced.
Liverpool blasted over virus furlough, players in £200m wage cut warning

Liverpool were accused of betraying their "morals and values" on Saturday for their move to furlough non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic as Premier League stars warned of a £200 million ($245 million) shortfall in government coffers if 30 percent wage cuts were introduced.
FIFA postpones U-17 Women's World Cup in India

FIFA postpones Under-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in November in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday.
Neymar donates $1M to fight coronavirus

Neymar donates $1 million to fight the impact of the new coronavirus in his native Brazil.
Serie A says no date for return to action

Serie A bosses mention that doubts remain over when football can return to Italy as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.
FIFA cancels all June internationals over virus

All international football matches scheduled for June were postponed on Friday following the first meeting of FIFA's coronavirus working group.
PL suspended indefinitely

England’s Premier League was suspended indefinitely Friday following a meeting of the 20 clubs where a series of financial measures were discussed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
SAFF events in doubt

With just under six months left till the scheduled start of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship in Dhaka, the South Asian Football Federation is having doubts about whether it can hold the seven-nation event due to the coronavirus pandmeic.
UEFA warn clubs risk Champions League exclusion if seasons are not completed

UEFA and Europe's top clubs have stated their determination that the current football season should be played to a conclusion and threatened that teams may be excluded from the next Champions League if their domestic competitions are ended prematurely.
Club Brugge declared Belgian champions after season cancelled

Club Brugge have been declared Belgian champions after the remainder of the country’s professional league season was cancelled on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
European football focusing on restart in July and August

European football, currently at a standstill because of the coronavirus, is focusing on a restart in July and August with clubs and leagues being told that stopping competitions should "really be the last resort."
Suarez 'hurt' by criticism of Barca players' pay cut delay

Uruguay star Luis Suarez complains that he has been "hurt" by criticism of him and fellow millionaire Barcelona players for the time it took to agree to pay cuts to help out other club employees.
Players must 'share financial burden' during virus

The Professional Footballers' Association insist they are aware players must "share the financial burden" during the coronavirus as the row over wage cuts for Premier League stars mounted on Thursday.
Infantino says football will be totally different after coronavirus

Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global soccer body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.
Spurs' Son set for military training during virus shutdown

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min will report to a marines boot camp later this month to fulfil military service duties.