COVID-19: No match is worth risking a life – FIFA

<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOyCAako5nR7vFhyzZwdrYjnMuwTUPjkzG-RWSoDKAwB2Hyg4wmzXg42F5w_nOAGPAC036AGkgYpHNppIrl8nwJ8iHJWj38L6l6QQJiQHlY9yKY_bZjQRKVsX-0sy54kLIYR7F8D87fL5/s1600/COVID-19-No-match-is-worth-risking-a-life-%25E2%2580%2593-FIFA-768x432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOyCAako5nR7vFhyzZwdrYjnMuwTUPjkzG-RWSoDKAwB2Hyg4wmzXg42F5w_nOAGPAC036AGkgYpHNppIrl8nwJ8iHJWj38L6l6QQJiQHlY9yKY_bZjQRKVsX-0sy54kLIYR7F8D87fL5/s1600/COVID-19-No-match-is-worth-risking-a-life-%25E2%2580%2593-FIFA-768x432.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.5; display: block; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><br></h1><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has said that it would be more than irresponsible to restart competitions too early amid the coronavirus pandemic, stating that no match is worth risking a life for.</p><div class="code-block code-block-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px; clear: both;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2025320260836429" data-ad-slot="2516881077" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: rgb(255, 249, 192); text-decoration-line: none; display: block; text-align: center; height: 0px;"><ins id="aswift_1_expand" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; display: inline-table; border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 277px;"><ins id="aswift_1_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; display: block; border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 277px; overflow: hidden; opacity: 0;"><iframe width="277" height="231" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="true" id="aswift_1" name="aswift_1" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; width: 277px; height: 231px;"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Infantino, who made this known on thursday through Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), said that sports has been brought to a halt due to the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 95,500 people globally.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">He said “As our main priority, our principles, the ones we employ in our competitions and also we invite everyone to follow, is that health comes first.</p><div class="code-block code-block-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px; clear: both;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2025320260836429" data-ad-slot="2516881077" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: rgb(255, 249, 192); 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margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">“I cannot stress this enough. No match, no competition, or any league is worth risking any human life for.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">“It would be more than irresponsible to resume the competitions if the situation is not 100 percent safe .</p><div class="code-block code-block-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px; clear: both;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2025320260836429" data-ad-slot="2516881077" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: rgb(255, 249, 192); text-decoration-line: none; display: block; text-align: center; height: 0px;"><ins id="aswift_3_expand" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; display: inline-table; border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 277px;"><ins id="aswift_3_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; display: block; border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 277px; overflow: hidden; opacity: 0;"><iframe width="277" height="231" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="true" id="aswift_3" name="aswift_3" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; width: 277px; height: 231px;"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">”If we have to wait a bit more,we must do it.It is safer to wait a bit more than taking risks.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">”Many bodies and leagues all over the world are set to face financial difficulties in the wake of COVID-19, particularly if games are cancelled or played behind closed doors.</p><div class="code-block code-block-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px; clear: both;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2025320260836429" data-ad-slot="2516881077" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: rgb(255, 249, 192); text-decoration-line: none; display: block; text-align: center; height: 231px;"><ins id="aswift_4_expand" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; display: inline-table; border: none; height: 231px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 277px;"><ins id="aswift_4_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; display: block; border: none; height: 231px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 277px;"><iframe width="277" height="231" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="true" id="aswift_4" name="aswift_4" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; width: 277px; height: 231px;"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">“Thanks to the work we have been doing together in FIFA during the last four years, we find ourselves in a very solid financial situation.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">“It helps us to consolidate a solid base of important reserves, but our reserves are not FIFA’s money, it is the money of football.</p><div class="code-block code-block-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px; clear: both;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2025320260836429" data-ad-slot="2516881077" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: rgb(255, 249, 192); text-decoration-line: none; display: block; text-align: center; height: 0px;"><ins id="aswift_5_expand" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">”Given this, we are already collaborating with you to assess the financial impact to prepare the right answer.</p></div></h1></header></div>

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