Cong Phuong and teammates reduce salary to fight Covid-19; Premier League and V.League have the same idea
(Baonghean.vn) - The entire Ho Chi Minh City Club agreed to reduce salaries and deduct a portion of their bonuses to join hands in fighting the Covid-19 epidemic; The Premier League has just come up with the idea of playing centrally at one location. This is a model being discussed by V.League teams.
Cong Phuong and teammates reduce salary, join hands to fight Covid-19 epidemic
The entire Ho Chi Minh City Club agreed to reduce salaries and donate part of their bonuses to join hands in fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.
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| In addition to accepting a salary reduction for April, all members of the Ho Chi Minh City football team also took practical action by donating a portion of their bonus to support the Covid-19 prevention and control fund. |
“From the chairman, the players and the coaching staff of Ho Chi Minh City Club have agreed to reduce salaries in April to reduce the financial burden in the difficult context of the Covid-19 epidemic,” Mr. Nguyen Huu Thang - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Club shared with the media on the afternoon of March 30.
“The players of Ho Chi Minh City also contributed 400 million VND in bonuses, taken from the bonuses of 2 wins in V.League 2020 to join hands with the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic,” said Ho Chi Minh City Club Chairman Nguyen Huu Thang.
Premier League and V.League have the same idea of centralized play
Coincidentally, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Premier League has just come up with the idea of playing at one location. This is a model that V.League teams are discussing.
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| V.League teams are discussing plans to play centrally at the appropriate time. |
Specifically, VPF proposed a plan to organize centralized matches in the North, with no spectators, including 14 teams, divided into 3 groups. The group of teams playing at home: Hanoi (Hang Day), Viettel (Hang Day), Nam Dinh (Thien Truong), Quang Ninh (Cam Pha), Thanh Hoa (Thanh Hoa Stadium), Hai Phong (Lach Tray).
Pogba will only cost… 35 million euros because of Covid-19
The CIES Football Observatory pointed out that the Covid-19 pandemic not only caused tournaments to be postponed indefinitely, but also caused the value of players to drop dramatically.
Players' values will be reduced depending on their age, contract length, current career, and current performance. In addition, older players with short-term contracts and players with fewer games this season than last season will be particularly affected.
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| MU midfielder Paul Pogba is the most affected star. |
For example, MU midfielder Paul Pogba is the star most affected if this season is not continued. He has only played 7 matches (2 assists) in the Premier League 2019/20 will expire in June 2021 and his value will be reduced from 65 million euros to 35 million euros.
Inter want at least 80 million euros for Lautaro Martinez
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| Inter Milan only want cash and at least €80 million for Lautaro Martinez. |
Inter Milan only want cash and at least €80 million for Lautaro Martinez.
According to Calciomercato, Inter Milan will demand at least 80 million euros for striker Lautaro Martinez and do not want to exchange players. Previously, there was information that Barca offered to use cash and 1 or 2 stars in exchange for the Argentine striker.
De Gea surpasses Van de Sar's clean sheet record at Man United
Goalkeeper David De Gea has surpassed his predecessor Edwin van der Sar to move up to fourth in the list of goalkeepers with the most clean sheets for Man United.
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| Goalkeeper David De Gea has surpassed his predecessor Edwin van der Sar. |
According to statistics, De Gea has now kept 138 clean sheets for Man United in all competitions since moving from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
He has officially surpassed Van der Sar (135 matches) to climb to 4th place in the list of goalkeepers with the most clean sheets for the Red Devils.
Premier League plans to return in early May, ending mid-July
The Premier League is drawing up ambitious plans to restart the season by staging matches behind closed doors on the first weekend of May with a scheduled end date of Sunday, July 12.
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| Lucrative TV packages force Premier League organizers to speed up return date. |
It is understood that, under the terms of the TV contract, the cut-off point for the end of this season is July 16 and if the 2019/20 season is not completed by that date, TV channels such as Sky Sports, BT Sport... could request a reduction in copyright payments of up to £762m.
