European Football Club Association (ECA) President Andrea Agnelli sees an “existential threat” to European football from the Corona pandemic. “Because football is suspended, so are our earnings that we depend on to pay our players, staff and other operational costs”wrote Agnelli in a letter to the ECA members.
The president of Italian record champions Juventus Turin said in the letter quoted by the Italian news agency Ansa that there are two clear goals for the ECA: first, to define a “realistic strategy” to restore game play at national and European level and to promote the health of the public and players, and on the other hand to help the clubs in this difficult phase to manage their balance sheets.
In Agnelli’s view, the postponement of the European Championship and the Champions League and Europa League final are “just a start”. For example, a possible new calendar model is already being discussed at UEFA level.
(APA)
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