The decision was taken after talking with the Minister of Sports. No game will be played until December 1 … at least.
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The Covid-19 will have got the better of the continuation of the meetings in the Magnus league. At least until December 1, 2020. The start of the season had been chaotic for the Rouen Dragons with four games moved because of cases of coronavirus in the teams.
How are the clubs going to survive financially?
The meetings had already all been suspended on the weekend of October 29 and the announcement by the President of the Republic of the reconfinement. The league then explained that it was waiting for more details before making a decision on the follow-up to this 2020-2021 season. A few days later, the hockey representatives alerted the Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu: “It is understood that club income is largely linked to match revenue (public, partners, refreshments, derivative products) while most of the costs are those linked to the wage bill.. “Since the start of the season, matches have been played with a reduced number of spectators, it was announced today that the season has been put on hold.
After consultation and in agreement with the clubs of Synerglace Ligue Magnus, the Board of Directors of the FFHG has decided to …
Published by Synerglace Magnus League sure Wednesday 11 November 2020
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No partial unemployment for athletes
Like other sectors, the sports world is worried about the lack of support from the government. “Faced with the impossibility of playing in front of the public, the logical decision would have been, as for the sectors of activity deprived of income, to temporarily suspend the activity – and therefore the competition – and to benefit from partial unemployment, alert the league in a press release, However, this device is not foreseen by the state at this stage “. The clubs will receive compensation for the loss at the ticket office underlines the authorities.
The Rouen Dragons are currently in first place in the standings. However, many games have not been played and other clubs have only participated in four games since September.
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