In the third week of football’s suspension UEFA has taken more decisive action with a clear message sent out that the current season will be completed.
On March 17 they announced that this summer’s European Championships would be postponed 12 months, today they revealed that no dates have been set for their 2020/21 competitions.
From the second week in July every midweek is handed over to Champions League and Europa League qualifiers with domestic matches on the back burner.
Now with their two club competitions left in limbo next season’s events have been delayed and could well be cancelled as the 2019/20 season is played to completion.
After a video conference this morning UEFA announced:
- The deadlines related to all 2020/21 UEFA club competitions are postponed until further notice, in particular as regards the admission process and the registration of players. UEFA will set new deadlines in due course.
On club licensing and financial fair play matters:
The Executive Committee reiterated its full commitment to club licensing and Financial Fair Play and agreed that the current exceptional circumstances necessitate some specific interventions to facilitate the work of member associations and clubs.
It supports the proposal to give member associations more time to complete the club licensing process, until the admission process for next season’s UEFA club competitions has been redefined.
As a result of the increasing uncertainty generated by the ongoing extraordinary events, the Executive Committee also decided to suspend the club licensing provisions that relate to the preparation and assessment of clubs’ future financial information. This decision applies exclusively for participation in the 2020/21 UEFA club competitions.
For a variety of reasons the current season will be completed, it’s unlikely that countries like Spain and Italy will be finishing in line with other UEFA nations.
Domestically the phoney arguments can stop, the current season will be completed with discussions about the transfer market and contracts side-lined until the 2019/20 season is completed.
