Tag: football

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  Playing football can improve mental health: new research

  

  By Mark Llewellyn, Alecia Cousins, and Philip Tyson (*) – Playing football is a good way to get physically fit. But our new study shows that a regular kickabout can also lead to improved mental health, social confidence, and a sense of purpose.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 06:52 UTC

  Paraguayan football resumes on Tuesday following a four month virus shutdown

  

  Paraguayan football resumed on Tuesday after a four-month coronavirus shutdown with Cerro Porteno beating league leaders Libertad 2-1 and River Plate drawing 1-1 with Nacional.

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 11:09 UTC

  La Liga on Thursday with virtualized fans and audio for the international market

  

  La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added 'fan audio', produced by the makers of the FIFA video game when it returns to action on Thursday

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 10:59 UTC

  Infantino preparing FIFA for the new normality

  

  FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for discussions over proposals to introduce salary and transfer fee caps to football in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. World football's governing body intends to finalize plans in the coming weeks for a financial relief package following the economic damage caused to the sport by the global health crisis.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  South American football cool to FIFA's proposal of five substitutions per match

  

  FIFA's decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on Friday.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:01 UTC

  Spanish La Liga football season could resume on 20 June

  

  La Liga has refused to confirm Leganes coach Javier Aguirre's announcement that the Spanish soccer season will re-start on June 20 after being halted for more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  With football teams almost broke, Bundesliga resumes games on May 15 in empty stadiums

  

  The Bundesliga will resume on May 15, the German league confirmed on Wednesday, after Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders gave the green light to restart behind closed doors following weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Teams could be allowed five substitutions in games when football resumes after coronavirus

  

  Football's lawmakers are this week set to announce a “temporary” change to the laws of the sport allowing teams to make up to five substitutions in games when the sport resumes after the coronavirus-induced suspension.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:02 UTC

  Players from leading Spanish clubs against closed training camps

  

  Players from Spain's leading clubs have expressed concern about returning to work while the coronavirus is still a threat and are against La Liga's plans to hold closed training camps, the association of Spanish footballers' (AFE) has said.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 06:40 UTC

  Football matches in Italy and Spain with a high expected attendance suspended or played behind closed doors

  

  Italy and Spain are adopting drastic measures regarding soccer matches because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The Coppa Italia semi-final second leg match between Juventus and AC Milan in Turin on Wednesday has been postponed indefinitely because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the ANSA news agency and other Italian media said on Tuesday.