How many clubs lose because of playing matches without an audience?

In the past few hours, announcements were made that more football matches would be held without the fans attending to avoid the spread of the Coruna virus.

The most prominent confrontations included in the decision to exclude the masses of the Italian league matches, and matches in the Champions League, with expectations of the decision to expand to include other European championships.

Clubs received sports losses with the start of the decision, as the setting up of confrontations without fans lost the receiving teams the advantage of obtaining public support, and those games become more difficult for players and coaches due to the absence of motivation.

Club losses do not stop on the sports side, but the decision to play without fans directly affects the teams ’revenues due to canceling ticket sales, in addition to other losses related to the activities that accompany the matches such as hospitality services and sales of the official shops of the teams.

As an example of these losses, French media reported that Paris Saint-Germain will lose about ten million euros due to the absence of fans from their match against Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of the Champions League final price tomorrow, Wednesday.

She explained that the club will lose this money from the revenue from tickets and sales to the masses, such as food and souvenirs.

Losses increase if the indirect effects of the decision to exclude the masses are calculated, as the tourism sector in the French capital lost the opportunity to receive thousands of fans from Germany.

And with fans still banned from attending matches, this will be directly reflected in hundreds of jobs. The St. Germain and Dortmund match would have known that there were about 3,500 employees to ensure various services.

Organizers find it difficult to reconcile safety requirements and prevent the spread of corona, and avoid huge financial losses due to cancellation of matches or their establishment without fans, note that these entities are linked to huge contracts related to sponsorship and television broadcasting that further complicate the situation in front of them.