OPINION: PSL must not emulate Bundesliga and gamble with players' lives | IOLsport
It’s been a month without the beautiful game but it feels like it has been a year. That’s the power of football for you - it is the magic that lights up the dreary existence across the globe.
The turbulent times brought on by the pandemic have resulted in salary cuts for some of the players. That is not nice but at the same time it doesn’t mean that we must gamble with players’ lives.I comprehend that in order for football clubs to generate revenue they need to be playing. But we don’t want to witness a situation where players’ lives are compromised at the expense of generating income.The Bundesliga must stop it.
Yes, they will conduct tests on a regular basis but sometimes this disease can been identified after a number of days. There’s no denying that Germany is among the countries that has recorded the lowest number of Covid-19 cases, but it is not like people are not dying in Germany.I want to commend Dutch football for being decisive in their actions.
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