13 March 2020 - 2:25 PM
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PA Images | Following similar measures from other leagues and UEFA, the Premier League and the EFL on Friday announced they were postponing the season until at least 3rd April, leading some to speculate that the season could be put off entirely.
With the remainder of the season in doubt, coronavirus situation could lead English football to rethink government relationship
- English football has traditionally been self-governing, but the unprecedented situation could make the leagues rethink their relationship with Downing Street, according to a football finance expert.
- The Premier League could possibly lose out on £766 million if the drop in TV rights income from voiding the season is as much as what LaLiga expects.
- EU countries and the UK under the Brexit transition period are extraordinarily eligible to grant companies state aid to deal with the COVID-19 situation.
- Borrowings made against the tv payments are a question mark as clubs at this point don't know the revenue they can expect.
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