Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar​ has said his side being denied the Eredivisie title is ‘understandable’ after the league’s season was ended without a champion on Friday.
Ed Woodward has warned it may not be business as usual for Manchester United in the summer transfer window and that speculation linking the club with players for hundreds of millions of pounds is ‘far from reality’.
Ajax have been denied the Eredivisie title after the Dutch 2019-20 season was ended early due to coronavirus, despite the league’s announcement that current standings will be recognised as final.
Mark Keohane, in his Cape Times and IOL column, writes that the 99 year-old Captain Tom, to whom this column was dedicated a week ago, has raised 28 million pounds in the last 10 days as he walks lengths of his garden every day, just a week out from his 100th birthday. (more…)
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has indicated the Government will not intervene in the proposed Saudi Arabia-led takeover of Newcastle United.
Mamelodi Sundowns utility man Thapelo Morena has revealed that while his comeback from injury has been going well, it has been difficult to be away from the Downs squad and medical staff which help gauge his progression.
Kaizer Chiefs forward Samir Nurkovic says that he has used his time at home during the coronavirus lockdown to improve his mental strength which he believes will help him and his team once football resumes.
Neymar says that the uncertainty around coronavirus has left him suffering from anxiety as he waits for football to resume again.
The mayor of Liverpool has called for an inquiry into whether their Champions League last 16 fixture could have directly contributed to the rise in coronavirus cases in the city back in March.
Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has said that the league will be ready to return to competitive action as early as May 9, although government approval will be required before an official decision is made.