The European championships returned to live in a state of terror and anxiety over their fate this season after the new Corona virus «Covid-19», with the same atmosphere and appearances that it went through during the Second World War in the 1940s, when life stopped in the streets and stadiums, and there were also cases Evacuation, isolation and quarantine, as well as books and movies, and these scenes were not renewed since 1945 except with the "Corona War" in 2020.

The stops imposed by the global war were at the time of the hobby and their effects were not as much as "Corona", which was more deadly in budgets and revenues and the continuous bleeding of money, after football in the old continent turned over the past decades into an industry and a global stock exchange affected by simple bad news, so how if it comes to a virus Assassin stopped the TV broadcast of all tournaments?

The English Premier League topped the list of the five major leagues affected as the most expensive in the world, as television broadcast losses for matches in the event of canceling the tournament amounted to an impressive amount of 825 million euros, followed by the Spanish, then the Italian, German and French.

England

The English Premier League stops until the fourth of next April, at a time when the Professional English Clubs Association is studying several scenarios about completing the championship or not, during the emergency meetings of the "Premier League" clubs, especially after the increased spread of the Corona virus in most countries of the world.

The mystery surrounding the most expensive league in the world haunts Liverpool club, whose dream is close to being lost after a threat crowned him with a title he has waited 30 years ago, as he fears an ugly statement overlooking him to announce the cancellation of the league, thus depriving the Reds of the championship he leads by a difference of 25 points to the nearest His rivals Manchester City.

For its part, the English newspaper "Mirror" said that "the English League and English clubs will suffer huge losses due to the non-completion of the league championship, and television broadcast losses are estimated at 750 million pounds (825 million euros)."

English clubs earn about three billion pounds a year from domestic and foreign television broadcasting rights.

Financial losses will not be confined to the association only, but it will have a huge impact on the clubs, and the newspaper explained, “If a decision is issued to end the season without specifying the champion and club centers, this will lead to the loss of clubs about 400 million pounds, as the association will not pay ( The Premier League) clubs have the agreed amounts of money at the end of the season, and huge sums will be deducted from the match money, and the team’s loss is estimated at 40 million pounds, in addition to Liverpool losing twice the amount, given that it was the closest to crowning the title ».

It is noteworthy that the English Premier League champion gets 38.4 million pounds for winning the championship, in addition to his share in broadcasting funds and other fees distributed equally among member clubs in the league (34 million pounds), where last season's Manchester City champion got 151 million pounds Sterling.

Spain

The suspension of La Liga matches lasts for two rounds, with the possibility of extending the delay, depending on the possibility of controlling the Corona virus. The Spanish radio station, "Cadena Ser", stated that "the Spanish federation is considering stopping the league permanently this season for fear of a strong outbreak among LaLiga players during the coming period, especially in the event of a virus outbreak more than what Spain is currently going through."

For its part, the Spanish newspaper "Marca" said that "the Spanish Federation will lose about 678 million euros if the season stops now, after the decision to postpone the league, including 549 million from television broadcasts," explaining that "the virus hit many sports sectors, especially since the matches in Spain provides more than 200,000 direct jobs, and 214,000 jobs related to sports, which is 1.1% of the able-bodied population in Spain. As for companies, there are 34,529 companies in Spain whose activities focus on sports.

The newspaper expects that restaurants and cafes will lose about 12 thousand euros in each match because of their direct association with them. Sports in general and football in particular are considered the main tourism income sources in Spain, as in 2018, 4.1% of tourists visited the country for sporting reasons.

Italia

Italy is the second country in the world most affected by the Corona virus, and the first to announce a complete cessation of sports activity, causing the Italian League and clubs to incur huge financial losses.

The Italian newspaper "La Repubblica" stated that "in the absence of the completion of the current season, the club's losses will amount to 430 million euros in local and European broadcasting rights and the Italian Cup." According to the website «Futbol Italy» that the loss of each round of the Italian League reaches 29 million euros, and 12 rounds remain until the end of the tournament.

"The championship leaders and defending champions Juventus will be the most affected club in the event of termination of the league, as they lose in each round four million euros, and it is expected that it will lose 48 million TV revenues, while the losses of Inter Milan reach 36 million, and Roma 12 million." He continued, "Al-Yofi's losses will not stop at TV transmission only, as he will also lose about 40 million related to sponsorship and advertising revenues, and about 20 million from ticket sales in the upcoming matches, or to return the value of some seasonal tickets."

Germany

The cancellation of local German competitions this season foreshadows heavy financial losses, and the German newspaper "Sport Bild" said that "in the event of canceling the season and not resuming it, the clubs will lose about 750 million euros in general, of which 370 million euros are supposed to be the revenues of TV broadcasts only for the nine rounds." Remaining. ” The League of Bundesliga clubs decided to hold a decisive meeting this evening to discuss opportunities to complete the league or offer alternatives to the current position.

France

French football will be affected, especially the few or middle-income clubs that would have lost about 25 million euros in the event of the matches being held without an audience, but today they live in the worst scenario by losing 200 million euros of television transportation rights «the most important source in the revenue system», as the clubs lose about 20 million for each round.

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"Reds" faces an unknown destiny, which has become threatened with losing its title, which it has waited for 30 years.

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One million euros are lost by French clubs in every round due to the suspension of television transmission.

Serie A clubs have suffered heavy financial losses, and Juventus have been the most devastated.