Football colossus in the era of the coronavirus
The strange times we live in have brought, in addition to fear of the coronavirus, economic data very, very hard. And it may seem strange, but the… ball has also got huge brand names in football.
Barcelona is probably one of the biggest giants in the area. A great club that saw its popularity rise over the past decade, in the era of Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Xavi, Messi. Hundreds of millions of revenue annually, and yet days ago, news of the big cuts came. Despite the disagreement of the players, the Catalans are making 70% salary cuts in order to make the year! Barca, you see, has the highest salary in the world.
The example of the "Blaugrana" was followed by the people of Atletico Madrid. And the beans did not come out, so the club administration suspended contracts, including those of football players, technical staff and ordinary workers! How else would the year go, when in the summer of 2019 over € 200 million was spent on players, even as Diego Simone is the most expensive coach in the world.
And in Juventus things are no better. But there was a greater consensus between the administration and the star. Players as well as members of the technical staff have received pay cuts for the next four months, saving Bianconeri up to 90m euros.
And in Germany? There the thing is different. The four teams that have played - or are still playing - in this year's Champions League, namely Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen, have agreed to give € 20 million in total, in order to strengthen the other clubs in A 'and Category B, who had significantly less revenue. Even among them, however, one finds bright examples. In the Berlin Union, where they saw their first year in the Bundesliga accompanied by a… pandemic, players agreed not to be paid for the duration of the break in order to serve the rest of the club's staff.
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