Coming clash of UEFA vs FIFA after the corona epidemic

feyenoordsoccerfan · Oct 13, 2020

Well, the second wave is a covid tsunami sweeping over Europe. Yet the UEFA isnot taking things seriously, probably because of the money at stake for them.
National team matches are taking place as if nothing is going on and soon even the European Cup competitions are supposed to kick off, while most of Europe is being painted red with covid alert.
Infected players were on the pitch in the Nation League matches.
How long before gouvernments take drastic measures?
The Dutch gouvernment has warned that if the infection rate doesnot go down within 2-4 weeks a total lockdown will be implemented.

BocaFan · Oct 20, 2020

feyenoordsoccerfan said: ↑

Well, the second wave is a covid tsunami sweeping over Europe. Yet the UEFA isnot taking things seriously, probably because of the money at stake for them.
National team matches are taking place as if nothing is going on and soon even the European Cup competitions are supposed to kick off, while most of Europe is being painted red with covid alert.
Infected players were on the pitch in the Nation League matches.
How long before gouvernments take drastic measures?
The Dutch gouvernment has warned that if the infection rate doesnot go down within 2-4 weeks a total lockdown will be implemented.
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I'd hate to say "I told them so" but I totally told 'em so. {i.e. Should've started WC qualifying early when infection rates were low and countries were close to being fully open}.

Now they risk not finishing the Nations League and also starting WC qualifying late, and perhaps even teams having to forfeit matches.

Paul Calixte · Oct 30, 2020

I may not generally be in agreement with @feyenoordsoccerfan and @BocaFan on this topic, but it would be disingenuous of me to ignore the evidence:

if we think that the US is bad right now, here's the top 10 countries in cases/million yesterday:

1) Belgium - 1813
2) Czech - 1218
3) Slovenia - 1198
4) Luxemburg - 1108
5) Switzerland - 1082
6) Armenia - 804
7) France - 729
8) Croatia - 678
9) Holland - 599
10) Bosnia - 581
— Tutul Rahman (@tutulismyname) October 30, 2020

The US for example is 276 (which by the way is terrible and was a record high for us).

Europe is completely on fire with cases.
— Tutul Rahman (@tutulismyname) October 30, 2020

Honestly, I think the thread title might need to be updated: it's now FIFA/CONMEBOL and UEFA trying to push through their schedules, pandemic be damned. The question is how long can football continue to live in its own reality...

Then again, Ukraine was a COVID-19 basketcase last month, and after an initial outbreak that decimated their team ahead of the France friendly, they hosted their Nations League fixtures without incident.

feyenoordsoccerfan · Oct 30, 2020

Paul Calixte said: ↑

I may not generally be in agreement with @feyenoordsoccerfan and @BocaFan on this topic, but it would be disingenuous of me to ignore the evidence:

if we think that the US is bad right now, here's the top 10 countries in cases/million yesterday:

1) Belgium - 1813
2) Czech - 1218
3) Slovenia - 1198
4) Luxemburg - 1108
5) Switzerland - 1082
6) Armenia - 804
7) France - 729
8) Croatia - 678
9) Holland - 599
10) Bosnia - 581
— Tutul Rahman (@tutulismyname) October 30, 2020

The US for example is 276 (which by the way is terrible and was a record high for us).

Europe is completely on fire with cases.
— Tutul Rahman (@tutulismyname) October 30, 2020

Honestly, I think the thread title might need to be updated: it's now FIFA/CONMEBOL and UEFA trying to push through their schedules, pandemic be damned. The question is how long can football continue to live in its own reality...

Then again, Ukraine was a COVID-19 basketcase last month, and after an initial outbreak that decimated their team ahead of the France friendly, they hosted their Nations League fixtures without incident.
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WUT
Generally as in "almost always"?
How dare you

HomietheClown · Oct 31, 2020

Paul Calixte said: ↑

Honestly, I think the thread title might need to be updated: it's now FIFA/CONMEBOL and UEFA trying to push through their schedules, pandemic be damned. The question is how long can football continue to live in its own reality...
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FIFA/CONMEBOL and UEFA have the right to push their schedule through as long as proper safety precautions are taken and protocols are followed.

The alternative is to what???
Cancel everything?
Not going to happen.

Holiday_Jenkins · Oct 31, 2020

Cases are going up because testing is happening at a more frequent rate. The vast majority of cases are in nursing homes. Right or wrong people have gotten to the point of cost/risk. WHO whom were basically in charge of this thing from the start are now saying to not go on massive lockdowns because they are causing other issues that are overall causing more harm than if there were no shutdown but governments are testing how far they can force their power on its citizens.

feyenoordsoccerfan · Oct 31, 2020

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-lockdown-boris-johnson-22937982

The inevitable things coming closer and closer. The calendar isnot going to have enough dates left for CL/EL, Nations League, WC qualifier, Euro2021 matches to be played.