UEFA : Complete Domestic Competitions!

[Nadziratel]

A press release was made after the UEFA meeting held today using the teleconference method. He made a strong recommendation for the completion of domestic competitions, if possible, in order to avoid any problems in the UEFA statement both in the next season and in the calendar of international tournaments. I think that from this point, federations of each country will decide on their own. For example, today, Germany has announced that the league will resume in May.

We will see together how true or false these decisions are. I think the matches will be played without spectators. Please share your thoughts here. Everything could be ready for betting soon.

UEFA Press Release: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2641715.html

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[DeathAngel]

There’s no way fans will be allowed inside the stadium this season but I think everybody will just be glad to be able to watch football again finally. There is no way any of the top European leagues will be cancelled & I’m glad.

[harizen]

We will see together how true or false these decisions are. I think the matches will be played without spectators. Please share your thoughts here. Everything could be ready for betting soon.

It doesn't really matter if those decisions are true or false (as you said or much better if we make it, will happen or not), since after all it will depend on a country's status. The supposed plan of those participating countries will surely just take place if it will meet all the required things to proceed safely. In other words, there is no assurance that those decisions, or basically, a plan will able to follow the exact timeline.

Honestly, related concerns can also be seen in other sports events. Each organization their respective plans just in case the situation got back to normal. Way better in the first place that they already constructed a plan for Situation A, Situation B, and so on.

[Paredao]

That's good news. I think football might come back, but I think it will take a long time yet. I only believe in champions in 2021. The Covid 19 virus ruined the season. 

[Juggy777]

A press release was made after the UEFA meeting held today using the teleconference method. He made a strong recommendation for the completion of domestic competitions, if possible, in order to avoid any problems in the UEFA statement both in the next season and in the calendar of international tournaments. I think that from this point, federations of each country will decide on their own. For example, today, Germany has announced that the league will resume in May.

We will see together how true or false these decisions are. I think the matches will be played without spectators. Please share your thoughts here. Everything could be ready for betting soon.

UEFA Press Release: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2641715.html

@Nadziratel I believe that most of us were expecting this kind of statement to be made, as UEFA also understands that cancelling the leagues will lead to a huge headache on deciding which top 4 teams would progress to next years champion league.

There’s no way fans will be allowed inside the stadium this season but I think everybody will just be glad to be able to watch football again finally. There is no way any of the top European leagues will be cancelled & I’m glad.

@DeatAngel indeed no fans will be allowed for the remainder season in the stands, and while I’m happy we get to see football I’m yet going to hate watching every bit of it as without the fans these games will be really boring.

It doesn't really matter if those decisions are true or false (as you said or much better if we make it, will happen or not), since after all it will depend on a country's status. The supposed plan of those participating countries will surely just take place if it will meet all the required things to proceed safely. In other words, there is no assurance that those decisions, or basically, a plan will able to follow the exact timeline.

Honestly, related concerns can also be seen in other sports events. Each organization their respective plans just in case the situation got back to normal. Way better in the first place that they already constructed a plan for Situation A, Situation B, and so on.

@harizen many leagues have already began planning to resume their season again, and most them should start by May or June and then they’ll try and complete the season before July 31st, and furthermore let’s hope that everything processes smoothly and according to their plan.

Sources:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11425254/premier-league-return-june-8/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomogalardini/2020/04/18/italian-soccer-federation-rolls-out-a-plan-to-resume-serie-a-matches-in-june/#31689322281e

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/23/bundesliga-return-in-may-now-looks-inevitable-but-fans-are-far-from-happy

[crwth]

They still have yet to decide on the next UEFA meeting on May 27, 2020. There are a lot of things that they would cover, not just the domestic competitions but also the future of the UEFA EURO 2020. It's understandable that they want to remain as the UEFA EURO 2020 just because of the possible generation of waste items and branded material that was already manufactured.

Anyways, even if they decided that they would resume or not, isn't it still the government or the ruling power to have this call? Not just the federation with that?

[swogerino]

We all hope this is true but we also know that this is more of a wish than a reality.I am dying to bet on real events in sport betting especially now that I don’t intend to play anymore slots having lost a big amount of money there yesterday.

I hope at least the Bundesliga in Germany can start or even lower divisions as long as we have a way to bet.

[Ucy]

Playing with many spectators should be ok... nothing prevents them (spectators) from practicing social distancing (and have their protection gears on) to  prevent the  crowd situations.

I wonder if the players will play with masks and other protection gears. Can they even avoid body contacts in such competitive sporting events? They probably shouldn't be doing this if they take the health organizations safety measures recommendations seriously.

Well, I think people should be able to enter stadia without going against the health organizations safety recommendation which some or most governments rely on.

[Upgrade00]

Playing with many spectators should be ok... nothing prevents them (spectators) from practicing social distancing (and have their protection gears on) to  prevent the  crowd situations.

No, it will not be OK. Spacing out tge fans would leave so many empty seats inbetween, limiting the number of tickets that can be sold. Plus the virus can be transmitted through contaminated surfaces, so rails, seats and areas that are regularly touched could lead to the spread of the virus. Protective gear does little as it can be spread through cross contamination.

I wonder if the players will play with masks and other protection gears. Can they even avoid body contacts in such competitive sporting events?

Playing with face masks is almost impossible, it would greatly affect the players breathing. And it's also impossible to avoid body contacts in such a short as football.

[slackovic]

Playing with many spectators should be ok... nothing prevents them (spectators) from practicing social distancing (and have their protection gears on) to  prevent the  crowd situations.

I wonder if the players will play with masks and other protection gears. Can they even avoid body contacts in such competitive sporting events? They probably shouldn't be doing this if they take the health organizations safety measures recommendations seriously.

Well, I think people should be able to enter stadia without going against the health organizations safety recommendation which some or most governments rely on.

There's no way anyone in their right mind would allow playing a football game with fans. There is just too much risk involved. True, they can be separated on the stand, but how will they enter? There is no way that several thousand people can enter a stadium while practicing social distancing.

I wonder if the players will play with masks and other protection gears. Can they even avoid body contacts in such competitive sporting events?

Playing with face masks is almost impossible, it would greatly affect the players breathing. And it's also impossible to avoid body contacts in such a short as football.

It's impossible to avoid body contact in any sport like football. Maybe tennis and such sports where players are separated on the field, but you can't play any team sport without body contact.

[maydna]

At least, their fans know about the update news from their league. That can give them a hope that the league have a plan to continues the match. But I think the spectators will not be allowed to watch because that is for their safety from the pandemic. After all, we don't know if the pandemic will be over in the next month so the match will be no spectators.

But from the spectators itself, I think some of them will try to come to the stadium and watch for the match because the feeling to watch the match will be different. But we need to wait for that, and if the matches will really be played in May.

[ampere]

Football will come back soon, but sadly without spectators or fans for the remainder of the season.
Thats the best solution, and Germany; the bundesliga has already voted for May 8/9 to commence the league behind closed doors; there will be lack of funds; and cheers but it is fair for all clubsides.

Another alternatives is the Points per Games that uefa suggested for the English league.

[dothebeats]

This should come with careful planning and close coordination with countries involved wherein matches will take place. While there may be no spectators or audiences on the stadium to watch the said games, I'm pretty sure UEFA would try and make money by making the viewership somewhat exclusive to those paying fans (kinda like PPV) but idk whether they will implement it or not. That's the only way they can make money through viewership. I'm sure most of the people will be pissed, but UEFA isn't above any law--they must abide by the rules currently in place that are set by countries to practice social distancing and to further limit the spread of COVID-19.

[Lakai01]

In principle, I think it is a very good decision that the leagues should be finished. Less good, however, is UEFA's reasoning that otherwise there could be problems for the clubs in international competitions. Belgium, for example, has decided to stop the league due to Corona and select a champion early, the Netherlands will not play again until September:

Banning all major events until September effectively cancels the 2019/20 Dutch football season, though the KNVB, who govern football in the country, have not yet made a definitive decision to declare the campaign ended.

Source

I think that UEFA has to accommodate the clubs and not exclude clubs indiscriminately just because their league was ended prematurely. 

I'm pretty sure UEFA would try and make money by making the viewership somewhat exclusive to those paying fans (kinda like PPV) but idk whether they will implement it or not.

I don't think that UEFA can get money out of that so easily. The TV rights are sold for years (Sky, DAZN, ...), so it is not so easy to broadcast matches elsewhere or to exploit the broadcasting rights.

England, for example, has announced that they will hold ghost games, but want to broadcast as many games as possible on TV.

[turkandjaydee]

I wonder if the players will play with masks and other protection gears. Can they even avoid body contacts in such competitive sporting events? They probably shouldn't be doing this if they take the health organizations safety measures recommendations seriously.

The thing is the health condition of the players is definitely monitored and checked beforehand. Also, there must be some rules that they need to follow to be able to play in this situation.
Its simply like that.

And the problem with supporters is the authorities cant do the same thing to them, so after all, they will still be dangerous.

[Nadziratel]

Germany and some countries are taking steps to keep the leagues somehow. Officials from the Netherlands and some countries announced that it is not possible to continue the leagues this year.

An official said today that the decision given by the managers of the teams in Turkey. I think it will be a year that everyone suffers economically. In this case, fans, clubs, footballers, employees and federations will somehow hurt.

[el kaka22]

How can a COMPANY have so much power? I mean FIFA is not some government branch, they are literally a football organization that makes billions upon billions of dollars in profit plus we all know they also take bribes as well, it was only few years ago that it was proved they took bribes for some of the locations. How can an organization so crooked and so bad could still force teams and nations to risk their lives.

Fifa will not be risking their lives, so why should nations? They are pressuring countries to restart the leagues but at the same time the leagues have to think about the well being of the population, whereas only thing Fifa has to care about is their precious profits. I say give the middle finger to Fifa and not finish it but I think clubs do not have that much money or power to do that.

[Ryker1]

Well, for me and based on my own opinion, it is great news though. I am from Asia still I am looking forward to watching a live telecast of a football game. Perhaps, it is the decision of their country if they will hold such league for they know the pandemic status in their own country. Domestic competition is already a safety measure to the players for they are aware whom they will be competing because rest assure they will all undergo the same COVID test. Indeed, for sports, --bettors will be live and excited again as they can bet once more in a live sports event.

[ralle14]

Anyways, even if they decided that they would resume or not, isn't it still the government or the ruling power to have this call? Not just the federation with that?

Yes, it is in the hands of the government most likely they'll need to get some sort of approval before the league gets resumed. It was also mentioned on the links (given by Juggy) that a protocol must be followed.

Nothing is guaranteed at the moment the first league to maybe resume operation would be Bundesliga but they're still waiting for the approval as well. Everything looks to be planned out for now in case things starts to settle down in their country.

[DeathAngel]

The leagues that make the most money via TV & sponsorship will finish. German, Spanish, Italian & PL will finish imo.