Italy’s Serie A league has recommended that clubs impose wage cuts of between two and four months’ pay on playing and coaching staff during the coronavirus outbreak, angering the players’ union which said the proposal was inadmissible. It proposed cutting annual wages by one third if Serie A was unable to resume and by one-sixth if it was able to restart. However, it added that each club would have to negotiate the cuts with its players. Serie A has been suspended since March 9 because of the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed 16,533 lives in Italy. Serie A said the move was “necessary to safeguard the future of the entire Italian football system.

Source: The Star April 07, 2020 21:00 UTC