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With French Ligue 1, the first European top league ended prematurely due to the crown pandemic on Tuesday. In the other leading soccer countries, people want to start playing again and keep the financial damage within limits thanks to television revenues. In Switzerland, ghost games would be a negative business. An overview of the situations in various leagues in Europe:
SWITZERLAND
The plan calls for ghost games to resume in the Super and Challenge League in the week of June 8. However, there are still some hurdles: the authorities must definitely give the green light on May 27, and the 20 professional clubs must approve the continuation of the season in an extraordinary general assembly.
The Super League in particular is divided: With no ticket revenue, gaming is a losing business. Training under strict hygiene rules will be possible again starting May 11.
Pending rounds (in the highest league): 13 out of 36. – TV contract: approximately CHF 35 million per season.
GERMANY
The Bundesliga hopes to get the go-ahead for the political ghost games on Wednesday. It should start again in May. According to the latest Corona tests that were carried out on players and staff, some Bundesliga teams face resumption of team training.
Testing should also be done at least once a week during play. How fragile the system is can already be seen. In 1. FC Köln two players tested positive.
If the season had already started again, this would have meant: 1. The complete 1. FC Köln, and possibly an opposing team, must be quarantined for 14 days.
Pending round: 9 out of 34 (plus one game and bombardment) – TV contract: approximately € 1.4 billion per season.
ENGLAND
Even if Britain is still greatly affected by the crown pandemic, the resumption of the championship is already being discussed under the name of “ProjectRestart”.
Starting in mid-June, the games of the remaining season will be played in select stadiums, presumably in London and Manchester, with no spectators. The 20 clubs want to end the season. Government approval is still pending. The idea of ending the season in another country is also under discussion.
Pending rounds: 9 out of 36 (plus two games). – Television contract: approximately 3,300 million per season.
ITALY
All Serie A teams recently voted to continue the championship. Until now it has been purely a declaration of intent. There are many ideas, but there are still no concrete plans. Following a decision by the Home Office, clubs can start individual training on Monday. In groups, training can start again from May 18.
Rounds Pending: 12 out of 38 rounds (plus 4 games). – Television contract: about 1,300 million euros per season.
SPAIN
The best Spanish league hopes to resume the canceled season with ghost games in the second half of June. The training camps will reopen from May 11. Politicians have not yet given their approval to restart.
Rounds Pending: 11 of 38 rounds. – Television contract: approximately 2,000 million euros per season.
FRANCE
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe finished the season in the top two leagues last Tuesday. He also ruled out continuing the championship with ghost games. The league decided two days later to evaluate the current table.
Champions, European Cup participants, as well as promoters and promoters were determined. Now lawsuits are looming: Lyon, not represented at the European Cup for the first time in 20 years, wants to claim damages. The relegated Amiens and Toulouse are also considering legal measures.
Pending Rounds: 10 out of 38 rounds (plus 1 game and bombardment). – Television contract: approximately 750 million euros per season.
NETHERLANDS
In the Netherlands, politics also determined the end of the season. Soccer games are not possible until September, even without a spectator. Unlike France, no champions or relegations were determined.
The current classification was only taken into account for the distribution of the European Cup places. Lawsuits are still looming: The two potential promoters, Cambuur Leeuwarden and De Graafschap, with eleven and seven reserve points for the first pursuers, want to legally enforce their doctorate.
Pending rounds: 8 of 34 rounds (plus 2 games and playoffs). – Television contract: approximately 80 million euros per season.
OTHER LEAGUES
Austrian professional teams can start training again from May 15. The season should end with ghost games in late July at the latest. In Belgium, the end of the season will be decided on Monday. The league already planned the move in early April, but returned after a UEFA intervention and in light of the television situation.
In Sweden, it will be played again with spectators in mid-June. In Belarus, the games unfolded in front of an audience as planned from the start of the season in mid-March.
EUROPACUP
How things will continue in the European Cup is open. UEFA would like to play the remaining games in the Champions League and Europa League after the end of the national championships in August.
The final could take place on August 29 or 27. More information is expected on May 27. FC Basel is still represented in the Europa League (3-0 win in the first knockout round at Eintracht Frankfurt).
