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Positive Covid-19 tests top 1,000 on 2022 World Cup construction sites

June 26 – About 1,100 construction workers on 2022 World Cup projects have tested positive for Covid-19 with one worker, a 51-year old Filipino electrical engineer, having died of the virus on June 11.

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Concacaf League start pushed back as nations stagger return to club competitions

June 24 – Concacaf has postponed the start of its 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf League, which was scheduled to begin on July 28.
The 22-team competition is the second tier of the confederation’s club competitions but qualifies six teams for the Concacaf Champions League.

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With Covid-19 rampant, Rio sports tribunal orders Fluminense and Botafogo to play

June 24 – Fluminense and Botafogo will return to action this weekend after accepting the decision of a local sports tribunal to reschedule the clubs’ matches to Sunday.

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Dutch poised to allow fans in for new season in September, but no singing or chanting

June 24 – Dutch football is looking at the return of football fans at matches in September with the government expected to give the go ahead to allow spectators into stadia this week. 

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France’s Ligue 1 to remain at 20 teams after court ordered consultation with FFF

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June 24 – French football authorities have defied a court ruling not to relegate Amiens and Toulouse in voting to maintain a 20-team Ligue 1 next season, ending any chance of expanding the league.

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Ligue 1 cancelled but French to allow up to 5,000 fans in for Cup games in July

June 22 – By a supreme irony, France, the only one of Europe’s major leagues to shut down the domestic league season prematurely because of Covid 19, has now become the first country to announce that a limited number of fans can attend when stadiums re-open in July.

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Rio mayor halts Carioca restart but Flamengo play on as Covid-19 deaths mount in Maracana field hospital

June 22 – Rio de Janeiro’s mayor Marcelo Crivella has suspended the local state championship until June 25 after Flamengo defeated Bangu and Portuguesa drew with Boavista in the middle of Brazil’s self-inflicted struggle with the coronavirus pandemic.

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European Leagues body shows solidarity with UEFA as football’s comeback accelerates

June 19 – If the Covid-19 crisis has had one beneficial effect on European football, it is perhaps that fact that the various stakeholders have pulled together for the common good.

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Beijing virus outbreak cast doubt over CLS restart as Chinese stay on ‘zero tolerance’ track

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June 19 – The start of the new Chinese Super League season, postponed from February, has been plunged into further doubt because of a new outbreak of Covid-19.

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Coronavirus watch: Players test positive in MLS, NWSL and show-stopped France

June 19 – Inter Miami and Atlanta United have revealed a player at each club has tested positive for the coronavirus, less than a month before the league is set for a restart in Florida. In France, Saint Etienne has announced five positive tests. 

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Flamengo and Rio mayor push on with restart despite other clubs refusing to play

June 18 – What Flamengo wants, Flamengo gets. The Brazilian champions have pressed on with ‘Project Restart’ for weeks and on Thursday they will play Bangu at the Maracana in the Carioca championship after the city’s mayor green-lighted the resumption of play.

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German authorities refuse DFB request to bump up stadium limit to 1,000 for Cup final

June 18 – Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich will play the German cup final behind closed doors after local authorities rejected a request from the German FA (DFB) for fans to attend the match. 

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English leagues could see fans in stadia as early as September

June 17 – Small crowds could potentially return to English stadiums in September if there is no significant increase in the number of Covid-19 deaths and infections, according to Britain’s Culture Secretary.

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UEFA confirm Lisbon Champions League finale with option of fans attending still open

By Andrew Warshaw

June 17 – This season’s Champions League, suspended in March at the last-16 stage because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be completed with a mouth-watering eight-team knockout tournament held in Lisbon over 12 days in August, UEFA confirmed today following a meeting of its executive committee.

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With Brazil in full corona-crisis, Flamengo head to Maracana to restart Carioca

June 17 – Brazilian champions Flamengo are pressing on with ‘Project Restart’ in Rio de Janeiro, but local rivals Botafogo and Fluminense have said they will go to court to prevent the season from resuming. 

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