Premier League-the players should go down in the pay and do their part to help during coronakrisen, says the minister.
the Premier League-the players should go down in salary in order to help the british society during the coronakrisen.
that is How it sounds from the british health minister, Matt Hancock, at a press conference Thursday.
– Everyone should do their bit, and it also applies to Premier League players, says Matthew Hancock.
– Taken in the light of what many have sacrificed, among others some of my colleagues in the health service, who have paid the ultimate price by taking on the work and eventually become infected and die, so is the first Premier League players can do to help. Go down in salary and make your (to help, red.).
the Announcement comes after the uk’s best clubs have been criticized for utilizing a bail out from the government to send employees home, while the players still get full pay.
– the Aim of the assistance package is not to support Premier League clubs economy, Julian Knight, chairman of the uk parliamentary digital-, culture-, media -, and sportskomité, earlier said according to AFP.
the Premier League should be in the negotiations with the british spillerforening (PFA), but there has not yet emerged a consensus on a possible reduction in earnings.
IN the PFA is ready to help.
– We agree completely that the players will have to be flexible and take their share of the economic burden, coronakrisen has led to, in order to ensure both their club and the game in general in the long term, it sounds from the PFA after Matthew hancock’s announcement.
The best English of all, as most of the football has been put on break since the beginning of march. The league has until further notice suspended until 30. april.
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