Month: April 2020

Julien Laurens explains FIFA’s proposed rule changes with football leagues around the world suspended. Gab Marcotti explains FIFA’s options for completing July 1st transfers if league seasons remain unfinished. Football mirrors life. And football governments sometimes mirror real governments. As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc — first and foremost with human life, but also the
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Julien Laurens believes clubs that furlough non-playing staff should not buy players without selling first. Craig Burley says Harry Kane is now at an age where he must decide if his future still lies with Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has apologised for taking a training session while England is on a government-imposed lockdown during
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With almost all football postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, star players have found themselves at a loose end. With many training grounds off-limits, clubs have sent footballers home, where they’re adhering to an isolation period for the next few weeks. How are they passing the time? ESPN will be keeping a daily eye
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic launches a fundraiser to “kick coronavirus away” in typical Zlatan fashion. Herc Gomez gives his No. 2 pick of MLS’s biggest stars. Watch the full segment on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day during soccer’s coronovirus-enforced shutdown to bring you all the weirdest stories and quirkiest viral
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Julien Laurens believes clubs that furlough non-playing staff should not buy players without selling first. Liverpool’s David James gets a taste of Thai food alongside John Dykes as they discuss food, football and pre-match meal routines. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said there is “no way” Liverpool will be denied the opportunity to win the Premier
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FifPro General Secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffman explains covid-19’s financial impact on even the biggest clubs. FIFA has recommended extending players’ contracts which were due to end in June and said it will allow transfer windows to be moved to allow for extensions to the current European season caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it said Tuesday. –
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