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Bundesliga preparing for May 9 return subject to government approval
Seifert stressed though that the final decision lay with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Government and state leaders. They are due to meet next Thursday. "Things will remain very hard for a long time", said Merkel, who is a huge football fan herself, to the country's parliament, the Bundestag. Another suggestion in the ministry guidelines is that each team be quarantined in a hotel for the duratio... [Full Article...]
Former Liverpool star Michael Robinson loses skin cancer battle aged 61
Robinson's family used his social media account to write: "With tremendous sadness we inform you of Michael's death". The message, referring to the famous song sung by Liverpool supporters, added: 'He never walked alone'. Already legends of Spanish football have paid tribute including Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia. The thoughts of everyone at the club are with our former player and... [Full Article...]
Ferdinand names three midfielders Man Utd should sign this summer
The Norwegian has already added Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes to his ranks, while also securing Odion Ighalo's services on loan from Shanghai Shenhua. However, former Red Devils midfielder Keane feels that Manchester United would be wiser to focus on bolstering their defensive options to bring some much-needed stability to their back-line. [Full Article...]
Newman cleared to return to competition
However, less than 48 hours later, Newman was able to walk out of the hospital under his own power with his two daughters. When asked by FOX Sports broadcaster Mike Joy during Sunday's virtual Talladega race, Newman confirmed his plan to return to racing when the sport resumes, which could be as early as May 17. [Full Article...]
Tennis star Dominic Thiem has no interest helping struggling tennis players
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic wrote a letter to fellow top-100 players to donate to those ranked between 250 and 700. "I don't really see why I should give such players money", he added. Many of them are considering quitting professional tennis . because they simply can not survive financially, "Djokovic said in a letter sent to the other players in the ATP ranking". [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Chelsea-bound Ziyech blows hot as league is cancelled
Ziyech says he's proud of how he turned things around with the Ajax support, with the lowest point being when he was shoved by one fan two years ago after defeat to PSV . We immediately felt a connection, which also convinced me to make this decision. "But I have no influence on that, I will see". "I've had a hard time sometimes". [Full Article...]
Klopp contacts Mbappe’s father over potential transfer
Still, any such move for Mbappe would nearly certainly have to shatter the world record transfer fee, despite the current financial issues surrounding football - although one freaky report recently stated that PSG could let his contract run down and leave for nothing. [Full Article...]
1,000 People Allegedly Attend Party in Chicago Against Stay-At-Home Order
With those incidents in mind, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reminded the public about the importance of the statewide stay-at-home order and social distancing at a news conference Sunday. "While we can not authenticate the nature or location of the gathering, we want to remind everyone of the social distancing requirements in place", the CPD's News Affairs assistant director Luis Agostini wrote. [Full Article...]