UEFA held a meeting with its 55 member associations to discuss the ‘calendar options’ for completing the 2019-20 season, opening up to ‘special cases’ who could terminate early.
The sport has been shut down for over a month now due to the COVID-19 pandemic and plans are being worked out for how to resume.
It’s widely believed the most popular idea is to finish the domestic league seasons first, then play the Champions League and Europa League in August.
UEFA held a meeting with its 55 member associations to discuss the ‘calendar options’ for completing the 2019-20 season, opening up to ‘special cases’ who could terminate early.
The sport has been shut down for over a month now due to the COVID-19 pandemic and plans are being worked out for how to resume.
It’s widely believed the most popular idea is to finish the domestic league seasons first, then play the Champions League and Europa League in August.
“UEFA today met its 55 member associations via videoconference and presented an update of the options being looked into by the two working groups that were created mid-March,” read a statement.
“A variety of calendar options were presented covering both national team and club competition matches.
“The funding of National Associations through UEFA’s Hat Trick programme was also discussed with UEFA reiterating its commitment to meeting the payments to member associations as planned.
“There was a strong recommendation given to finish domestic top division and cup competitions, but some special cases will be heard once guidelines concerning participation to European competitions – in case of a cancelled league – have been developed.
“Any decisions on the above topics would be announced after the UEFA Executive Committee on Thursday.”
For the first time, UEFA have opened the door to ‘special cases’ being allowed to terminate early, stepping back from the threats against the Belgian Jupiler League after they cut the season short.