Difficult decision time

On 28 April the European football organization sent to all 55 member nations a difficult task where they have to decide whether or not their championships are going to be resumed. From now (which is impossible to tell) they wants to know when the leagues are going to restart with an exact date and of which format are going to be finished. Certainly, this is not a suitable answer which has to be given, especially in these insecure epidemic times, where each of one have to be in there until 25 May.
The most easiest decision is to suspend a league, loosing millions of euros in the process and most importantly saving lives (which is considering as a big big plus) ; while the hardest will be playing until the end, risking lives of all participants on the pitch plus playing on empty stadia (which is an enormous minus for this sport). In general, the affiliation is rushing each country to present their teams for both international league events for next season based on competing and not on premature ending.

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Famous stadium name that will soon stop existing

Last Tuesday Barcelona has announced plans of its stadium to be put up on sale. When it was founded in 1899, this will be the first time that Camp nou is going to be renamed into one of the future sponsor.
If this idea is accomplished successfully, then the money will be split up on: using for research projects for the battle against the virus and financing other needs in the club, without revealing of how much it wants.

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Launched new entertainment just for home

Currently football games at the North American and Caribbean region are suspended (except in some part) and in order to be more interesting, last Thursday the local organization has developed an idea of how to keep spectators company in these days.
Under 'Concacaf rewind' on its continental website together with social media platforms can be watched classical and unforgettable duels from the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions league, Nations league and other men, women and youth events. Every Friday night fans can enjoy the review of the most spectacular games in the region until the real action resumes (more likely) in the following months.

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Restart with football activities

As the virus has been put under control, South Korea will surely become the first Asian country that is going to resume with its championship that was scheduled to begin on 29 February. Last Friday it was announced that K league 1 and 2 are going to commence seven days from now (08 May) without spectators. For the leagues to be successful after surviving the epidemic period new measures will apply to the continuation following strict rules: coaches and club officials must wear masks ; players cannot talk to each other, opponents or referees during plays ; and if footballers or team officials is going to be infected, then the whole club will be removed from the pitch for at least two weeks.
Out of economic point of view, the football association have signed lucrative deals. Yesterday WSC sports was introduced as a partner, where the Israeli-based company is using artificial intelligence video production, distribution platform plus creating short videos in real time so that viewers can enjoy the game. Adding to this is sealing agreements with 10 foreign nations, whereat four days ago it was revealed that live / delay duels are going to be watched in United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, together with digital platforms in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Singapore.

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Ghosts in the stands

This sport without spectators unfortunately is a true reality where many clubs are thinking how to bring them / us back in stadia. Many ways are possible, and one of them is described below.
One of the scariest football (but in a funny way) prepared the Borussia Monchengladbach fans. Seven days ago it was announced that for 19 euros they are buying carton boxes with their own image, which of course, are going to be sitting inside the stadium because ordinary people can not do that.

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