FIFA president issues statement on resuming the football season
FIFA president issues statement on resuming the
football season
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said it
would be irresponsible
for football to return while there is even the slightest risk
to life.
Football authorities across the world are busy planning for when it will
be safe for matches to resume as they attempt to complete the 2019/20 campaign
and limit the disruption caused by the
suspension of football as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The different impact of the virus in different countries means there is no
planned uniform restart. The Bundesliga, for instance, is expecting matches
again by early May with the season to be concluded by June. The Premier League
has not set a date but the English Football League has written to clubs advising no training before
May 16 at the earliest with a view towards resuming games in
mid-June and predicts it will need nearly two months to finish the campaign.
Whatever the circumstances for individual leagues, FIFA have made it
clear they would rather competitions finished later and made the safety of everyone
involved an absolute certainty.
“Our first priority, our principle, the one we
will use for our competitions and encourage everyone to follow is that health
comes first,” he said.
“I cannot stress this enough. No match, no competition, no league is
worth risking a single human life. Everyone in the world should have this very
clear in their mind.
"It would be more than irresponsible to
force competitions to resume if things are not 100 per cent safe. If we have to
wait a little longer we must do so. It’s better to wait a little bit longer
than to take any risks.”
By : The Ball Man
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