{"id":432,"date":"2020-04-07T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=432"},"modified":"2020-04-07T18:56:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:56:16","slug":"clubs-leagues-could-be-lost-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-financial-pain-fa-chairman-greg-clarke-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/clubs-leagues-could-be-lost-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-financial-pain-fa-chairman-greg-clarke-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Clubs, leagues could be lost due to coronavirus pandemic financial pain, FA chairman Greg Clarke warns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FA chairman Greg Clarke says football players, club owners and fans must all share the financial pain of coronavirus and warns that clubs and leagues could be lost.<\/p>\n

Football’s enforced shutdown has left clubs throughout the football pyramid feeling the pinch. Premier League clubs\u00a0Newcastle<\/a>, Norwich, Bournemouth and\u00a0Tottenham\u00a0<\/a>have placed staff on furlough, while\u00a0Burnley warned they could lose as much as \u00a350m<\/a>\u00a0if the season does not resume.<\/p>\n

League One side\u00a0Sunderland meanwhile have furloughed all first-team players, contracted academy players and backroom staff<\/a>, while non-League clubs have spoken of the financial impact of losing hospitality income with the season on hold.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports<\/a> says the Premier League’s top earners are under increasing pressure to take salary cuts, with the Health Secretary Matt Hancock quick to highlight the supposed lack of support being offered by players.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Tuesday, Clarke said: “Football faces economic challenges beyond the wildest imagination of those who run it. The pandemic will be followed by its economic consequences and all business sectors will suffer.<\/p>\n

“We face the danger of losing clubs and leagues as finances collapse. Many communities could lose the clubs at their heart with little chance of resurrection.<\/p>\n

“In the face of this unprecedented adversity, all the stakeholders within the game from players, fans, clubs, owners and administrators need to step up and share the pain to keep the game alive.<\/p>\n

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