The fate of each European football league has been as changeable as each country’s medical situation over the past five weeks as the spread of Coronavirus has dictated that elite sport has been forced to disappear.

When the game will return, however, is a matter of deep debate, fueled as ever by billions that are on the line. From TV Rights to player’s appearance fees, the game of football is so rooted in financial profit and loss these days that it is no longer a beautiful game that takes place at the whim of the dreaming classes. Instead, football is a project that needs restarting but may find it impossible to do so.

FIFA Medical Committee chairman Dr Michel D’Hooghe put out a desperate plea this week to focus on the health and safety of the public rather than the completion of the football season.

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