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An unprecedented decision was made at the historic Euroleague meeting in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been officially announced that in 2019-2020. The season is over. It also applies to the European Cup, where the quarterfinals have already been in full swing.
Euroleague champions are not announced, the composition of 18 clubs in 2020-2021. for the season it will remain the same. The teams that reach the quarterfinals of the European Cup have guaranteed places in 2020-2021. season.
The remaining 16 teams will be determined by the final classification announced by the national championships.
Bertomeu, the first to leave the remote conference, offered to end the season, which was later agreed to by A-licensed Euroleague clubs.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Anadolu Efes in Istanbul, Maccabi in Tel Aviv have shown their willingness to resume the fight, while Panathinaikos in Athens, AX Armani Exchange in Milan, Fenerbach in Istanbul and CSKA in Moscow. took the opposite view.
Kaunas’ “Žalgiris” voice would have been determined by the decision of where the season-ending tournament would take place. Kaunas was one of several candidates to obtain the right to organize. The cities considered included Belgrade, Athens, Cologne, Ljubljana, Thessaloniki, Ankara, and Antalya.
Bertomeu emphasized that there is too much risk to the health of the players, and that resuming the tournament without stopping the coronavirus is impossible.
If the fights don’t continue, Euroleague basketball players are promised 80 percent. annual salary. In the case of the resumption of the season, the athletes would have received only 5 percent more participation.
Late last week, the Euroleague, which held a conference with the players, heard a clear opinion: Basketball players were unanimous in favor of ending the season.
At the end of the working day, the head of Kaunas Žalgiris Paulius Motiejūnas will officially present the position of the Euroleague during the conference. Later Bertomeu will be interviewed by the media.
The Euroleague season froze on March 12, with six rounds before the end of the regular season. Until then, Žalgiris’ team, which had won six games in eight games, moved up to ninth place and held on to the top eight.
2020-2021 The start of the season is planned according to the established order: from September 30 to October 1.
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