LMC, NPFL Clubs meet online,ponder season ending options NPFL clubs on Thursday evening met through digal video conferencing with the leadership of the league management company(LMC) during which varying options to concluding the suspended 2019/20 season were deliberated on. Both parties also resolved that whenever the league would resume, all the players ,coaches and backroom staffs are to be tested for COVID-19 among other strategies to be adopted to guarantee the well being and health of Everyone Involved with the NPFL . The clubs also affirmed their commitment to paying salaries &wages of their players and officials during the period & have no intention of cutting down salaries & wages of players under the current circumstances but are even thinking of how to keep supporting them . The meeting also agreed that should there be any exceptional support to NPFL, the privately funded clubs in the NPFL will get priority attention in the distribution. It
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Bundesliga Set to become first major European leagues to return The German Bundesliga is set to become the first major European league to return following the Coronavirus pandemic . The proposal, that still need to be given the green light by the German Government,would see matches return from May 9. German football Federation(DFL) CEO, Christian Seifert said: "the Bundlesliga is ready to resume ,no matter whether on May 9 or a later date .but it's not up to us to find a date .the political decision makers decide . Matches would be limited to having just 332 people in each stadium with DFL estimating it will require in the region of 25,000 tests to check on players on a weekly basis .
UEFA Approves Guidelines eligibility for participation to UEFA Club Competition for next season The UEFA Executive Committee has approves the Guidelines on eligibility for participation in the UEFA Champions league and Europa League for next season . The Executive Committee held a video conference meeting today to discuss on the issue affecting the world (Coronavirus) and also the scenario of qualifying to the two UEFA competitions for next season which they insist must be on merit according to the league table standing. UEFA also said that the final determination eligible places for the UEFA Champions league and Europa league should be confirmed by the relevant competent bodies at domestic level .