Former Marseille chief dies of COVID-19
Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, the French football governing body LFP said.
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Spurs boss tells players to ‘do their bit’
English Premier League clubs are pushing for squads to accept wage cuts after the Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy called on players to “do their bit”.
Mariners stand down players
Central Coast have become the second A-League club confirmed to stand down players and staff as the financial pitch of the coronavirus pandemic hits.
Roar players cut free without pay
Brisbane Roar have followed the lead of Perth Glory by standing down their playing squad without pay.
When Liverpool won on toss of a coin
No one has suggested tossing a coin to decide the Premier League with Liverpool 25 points clear, but the Reds are unbeaten on that score.
EPL’s plan to save the season
Restrictions on English Premier League squads could be lifted as part of emergency measures to help clubs finish the season.
A-League player’s drunken joyride during lockdown
An A-League football club is in disgrace after two players broke their coronavirus quarantine, took a golf buggy and allegedly drove shirtless on a busy Sydney road while drunk.
A-League clubs look to stand staff down
The first A-League casualties of the COVID-19 crisis could emerge as soon as Thursday.
A-League faces $60m hit as last code to fall
Football Federation Australia could be hit by Fox Sports walking away from its $60m deal or be forced into accepting a less lucrative contract.
A-League falls to virus
The last major domino in the Australian sporting landscape has fallen, with the final rounds of the football season postponed.
A-League gives in to inevitable
The A-League’s season looks set to be formally consigned to history, with the brutal spread of the coronavirus forcing the last football code still playing to call a halt.
Football the land that perspective forgot
The desire of the English Premier League elite is for a resumption on June 1, which is madness, given the seriousness of the situation.
A-League season still hangs in balance
Football Federation Australia has put a decision on whether to keep playing the A-League on ice for 24 hours.
Jets and City ready for fast turnaround
Newcastle and Melbourne City will each be playing their second A-League game in four days when they meet at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Roar ends Jets’ unbeaten run
Veteran forward Scott McDonald has continued his run of goalscoring form for Brisbane who have claimed a 1-0 A-League win over Newcastle.
Bresciano knows all about empty feeling
Some players won’t be affected playing behind closed doors, others need to feed off the energy of a crowd.
Maclaren bags three against Mariners
Melbourne City marksman Jamie Maclaren scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Central Coast in Gosford.
English soccer shutdown extended
English football will not resume before May at the earliest as the season has been extended “indefinitely”.
Wanderers gear up for empty stadium
Western Sydney coach Jean-Paul de Marigny has previous experience of matches played behind closed doors.
Rapid-fire games to beat virus
A-League players will be on standby for the rest of the season to play games with minimal notice as efforts get under way to finish the competition before the coronavirus infects key personnel.
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