Premier League facing player revolt over plans to restart season in June

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of people here do not follow professionals soccer but it should be a good indicator on when/how they start to think about starting soccer back up. They are running in problems.

understood that a number of foreign stars have approached their individual governments for advice on whether it will be safe for them to return to action on June 12.

Others have made it clear to agents that they feel they are being put under intolerable pressure to save the game from financial meltdown by running risk of becoming infected by the coronavirus themselves.

Premier League clubs face losing an estimated £1.3billion in TV revenues, sponsorship cash and gate receipts if the season is cancelled.

But many players believe they are being asked to gamble with their own health - and the wellbeing of their families.

The news that three people at Bundesliga club Cologne have tested positive for the virus after the first-team squad and backroom staff returned to training has cranked up the fear factor.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-facing-player-revolt-21963994

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people here do not follow professionals soccer but it should be a good indicator on when/how they start to think about starting soccer back up. They are running in problems.

understood that a number of foreign stars have approached their individual governments for advice on whether it will be safe for them to return to action on June 12.

Others have made it clear to agents that they feel they are being put under intolerable pressure to save the game from financial meltdown by running risk of becoming infected by the coronavirus themselves.

Premier League clubs face losing an estimated £1.3billion in TV revenues, sponsorship cash and gate receipts if the season is cancelled.

But many players believe they are being asked to gamble with their own health - and the wellbeing of their families.

The news that three people at Bundesliga club Cologne have tested positive for the virus after the first-team squad and backroom staff returned to training has cranked up the fear factor.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-facing-player-revolt-21963994

First, it is adults and crowds, not kids with parents in the car. Second, a lot of these players and clubs have mixed agendas. I am sure a lot of Man City players don't want to see Liverpool win the League. So any EPLclub saying return is impossible must be willing to concede the title to LIV. Third, a lot of these players may change their tune if they have to refund their contracts and forego future payments. Fourth, I suspect you will get a very different view from players who are up and coming. Fifth, why is anybody surprised that people will continue catching the virus (regardless of whether play resumes)? It is a given. The question is how much, and with what impact, and if zero-risk is the objective, you are going to wait at least two to four years before we have a shot at widely available vaccine. Sixth, no player should be made to play. They should have the immediate right to walk. I agree 100% that nobody should be compelled to play. It is absurd to enforce a contract under those circumstances, and the clubs should really be ashamed of themselves if they force players to do this.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people here do not follow professionals soccer but it should be a good indicator on when/how they start to think about starting soccer back up. They are running in problems.

understood that a number of foreign stars have approached their individual governments for advice on whether it will be safe for them to return to action on June 12.

Others have made it clear to agents that they feel they are being put under intolerable pressure to save the game from financial meltdown by running risk of becoming infected by the coronavirus themselves.

Premier League clubs face losing an estimated £1.3billion in TV revenues, sponsorship cash and gate receipts if the season is cancelled.

But many players believe they are being asked to gamble with their own health - and the wellbeing of their families.

The news that three people at Bundesliga club Cologne have tested positive for the virus after the first-team squad and backroom staff returned to training has cranked up the fear factor.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-facing-player-revolt-21963994

First, it is adults and crowds, not kids with parents in the car. Second, a lot of these players and clubs have mixed agendas. I am sure a lot of Man City players don't want to see Liverpool win the League. So any EPLclub saying return is impossible must be willing to concede the title to LIV. Third, a lot of these players may change their tune if they have to refund their contracts and forego future payments. Fourth, I suspect you will get a very different view from players who are up and coming. Fifth, why is anybody surprised that people will continue catching the virus (regardless of whether play resumes)? It is a given. The question is how much, and with what impact, and if zero-risk is the objective, you are going to wait at least two to four years before we have a shot at widely available vaccine. Sixth, no player should be made to play. They should have the immediate right to walk. I agree 100% that nobody should be compelled to play. It is absurd to enforce a contract under those circumstances, and the clubs should really be ashamed of themselves if they force players to do this.

Oh. And seventh. As much as I respect the rights of players to make their own decisions, I would definitely play.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people here do not follow professionals soccer but it should be a good indicator on when/how they start to think about starting soccer back up. They are running in problems.

understood that a number of foreign stars have approached their individual governments for advice on whether it will be safe for them to return to action on June 12.

Others have made it clear to agents that they feel they are being put under intolerable pressure to save the game from financial meltdown by running risk of becoming infected by the coronavirus themselves.

Premier League clubs face losing an estimated £1.3billion in TV revenues, sponsorship cash and gate receipts if the season is cancelled.

But many players believe they are being asked to gamble with their own health - and the wellbeing of their families.

The news that three people at Bundesliga club Cologne have tested positive for the virus after the first-team squad and backroom staff returned to training has cranked up the fear factor.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-facing-player-revolt-21963994

What happens when contracts expire? The season going into late summer isn’t as easy as people think