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Stephen Kenny has replaced Mick McCarthy as Republic of Ireland manager with immediate effect, following UEFA’s announcement that the Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs would again be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy’s contract was due to run until July 31, after the Euro 2020 finals were originally due to finish, with Kenny due to step…
Liverpool have announced they have placed some non-playing staff on furlough as the Premier League remains suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The PA news agency understands around 200 staff, whose work is effectively idle during football’s suspension, have been furloughed. The announcement comes as Premier League clubs are meeting with representatives of players…
Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick has agreed a new contract with the Bundesliga champions until June 2023. The 55-year-old had joined the club at the start of the season as Niko Kovac’s assistant coach but was promoted as interim boss when the Croatian was sacked on November 3. Flick earned a deal until the…
The Premier League confirmed players will hold talks with their clubs over wage deferrals and football will not restart in early May because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here, the PA news agency looks at the talking points from Friday’s statement. Clubs will talk to players about wage deferrals Players will speak to their clubs about…
Brighton boss Graham Potter says it was a “normal” decision for him to take a pay cut and has backed his players to follow suit. Potter, technical director Dan Ashworth and chief executive Paul Barber have taken a “significant voluntary pay cut” for the next three months in order to ease the financial pressure on…
Atletico Madrid players will help supplement the salary of 430 club employees after agreeing a wage deal. Boss Diego Simeone and members of the club’s management committee will also contribute after the club presented a Temporary Employment Regulation File (ERTE). All first team members, along with the women’s squad and Atletico Madrid B, have agreed…
PFA Scotland is to negotiate with Hearts on behalf of the club’s players over proposed wage cuts. Hearts are among the Scottish clubs to have asked players to take a pay cut – 50 per cent in their case – amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The move was met with criticism in some quarters and at…
The Euro 2020 play-off ties featuring Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland have been indefinitely postponed. The semi-final and final ties, originally due to be played last month, had been pushed back until June due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Europe. However, with the situation still worsening in many…
Charlton have announced losses of £10.1million for the year ending June 30 2019, which matched what was lost for the same period the previous year. The Sky Bet Championship club announced the losses at the same time they revealed they had an agreed extension over filing the financial records to Companies House. A statement on…
World players’ union FIFPRO is working towards a “harmonised solution” on extending player contracts to cope with the coronavirus pandemic but accepts that addressing the issue of players who have contracts already signed with new clubs could be complicated. FIFPRO has been part of working groups set up by European football’s governing body UEFA and…