With the Bundesliga in Germany being the first of Europe’s top leagues to return since COVID-19 begun. Credit should be given to the German government and the measures they have taken in order to minimize their deaths and infection rate of coronavirus. Usually, these games would be played in front of thousands and thousands of fans, however, the stadium was eerily quiet. Football without fans will allow some teams to shine and others to head for the relegation zone. Supporters are a drive for all team members to do better this is why football is so unpredictable. Fans are to change the mentality over team meaning that the underdog can win. Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke mentioned “It’s a bit surreal” none of what has been introduced is normal for anyone. We are all going to have to adapted to the new measures put in place, but football is unlikely to be the same again.
Considerations are being made to cut salaries for football players across the world. Clubs are now making a lot less money (the premier league is expected to make a loss of £1 billion if the season cannot be completed) many players agreed to take pay cuts, although this decision may continue to stay for the foreseeable future. The majority of a club’s expenditure each year is the players wages. And in order to make a profits clubs may need to reconsider where their priorities lie. Still, even when all football’s top leagues where in full operation many clubs still weren’t able to make a profit due to their high expenditure.
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