Coronavirus in Sport LIVE: Lampard gives Premier League warning, latest on return, Man Utd and Arsenal facing losses

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So happy to announce that @MajaNilssonLindelof & I are joining the @unicefsverige family. To be in this position makes me incredibly proud. Now more than ever what we can do for others is so important 💙#unicefsverige</a></p>n

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CHARITY MAN</strong></p>

Victor Lindelof has announced he has joined Unicef as ambassadors, along with wife Maja.</p>

The United defender said: “Now more than ever what we do for others is so important.”</p>

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HIT IN THE POCKET</strong></p>n

Premier League clubs stand to lose hundreds of millions of pounds if the 2020/21 season goes ahead behind closed doors.</p>n

While the English top-flight is well known for making a fortune on television rights, a large slice of several sides’ income still comes from matchday revenue.</p>n

Naturally, it is the larger clubs who stand to lose more with Manchester United leading the way on £110million banked every season from ticket sales and other matchday earners.</p>n

Following closely behind are Arsenal with their latest accounts revealing revenue of £96m across the course of the 2018/19 season.</p>n</p>n

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HIT IN THE POCKET</strong></p>

Premier League clubs stand to lose hundreds of millions of pounds if the 2020/21 season goes ahead behind closed doors.</p>

While the English top-flight is well known for making a fortune on television rights, a large slice of several sides’ income still comes from matchday revenue.</p>

Naturally, it is the larger clubs who stand to lose more with Manchester United leading the way on £110million banked every season from ticket sales and other matchday earners.</p>

Following closely behind are Arsenal with their latest accounts revealing revenue of £96m across the course of the 2018/19 season.</p>

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CORE BLIMEY</strong></p>n

If you want a tough lockdown workout, check out these sessions from British sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.</p>n

The 31-year-old, who has a 100 metres personal best of 10.08sec has been challenging fans to his workouts on Instagram.</p>n

See if you can give it a go!</p>n

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Another One 🔥 A few sets of this little finisher will get your abs smiling 💪🏾💯 Try 3 set of 30 secs each movement one after the other 1/2 mins rest between sets. Your abs can thank me later 😅 Tag me if you try 💯 – v up – single leg jackknife – Russian twist – Bicycle Rotations – straight leg push – 3 way sit up – oblique crunch #CoronaSession #StayAtHome #CoreRoutine #HomeWorkOut #OneForAll</a></p>n

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CORE BLIMEY</strong></p>

If you want a tough lockdown workout, check out these sessions from British sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.</p>

The 31-year-old, who has a 100 metres personal best of 10.08sec has been challenging fans to his workouts on Instagram.</p>

See if you can give it a go!</p>

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EURO-UT OF LUCK</strong></p>n

The road cycling European championships scheduled for September in the Italian province of Trentino have been postponed by a year amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Europeenne de Cyclisme (UEC) said on Saturday.</p>n

The UEC wrote in a statement: “Due to the difficult situation affecting the whole world… the European Road Championships in Trentino (Italy) from 9 to 13 September will be postponed to 2021 and will be held in the same city.”</p>n

With elite racing suspended until Aug. 1, the sport’s flagship race, the Tour de France, was moved to Aug. 29-Sept 20.</p>n

The UEC, however, said it would “look at the various alternatives for the 2020 European Road Championships and UEC calendar events this season so that all titles in each category can be awarded in all disciplines”.</p>n”,”raw”:”

EURO-UT OF LUCK</strong></p>

The road cycling European championships scheduled for September in the Italian province of Trentino have been postponed by a year amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Europeenne de Cyclisme (UEC) said on Saturday.</p>

The UEC wrote in a statement: “Due to the difficult situation affecting the whole world… the European Road Championships in Trentino (Italy) from 9 to 13 September will be postponed to 2021 and will be held in the same city.”</p>

With elite racing suspended until Aug. 1, the sport’s flagship race, the Tour de France, was moved to Aug. 29-Sept 20.</p>

The UEC, however, said it would “look at the various alternatives for the 2020 European Road Championships and UEC calendar events this season so that all titles in each category can be awarded in all disciplines”.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588418230,”date_formatted”:”2nd May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”12:17 pm”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”268176″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jsheridan odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-268176″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM </strong></p>n</p>n

When Premier League football does return, it looks set to be very different to how we remember it.</p>n</p>n

Top-flight clubs have agreed to use neutral stadiums to finish the season once the Government gives football the green light to resume.</p>n</p>n

Bosses confirmed their target of starting general training from May 18, with the first Prem fixtures now pencilled in for Friday, June 12 — the same date Euro 2020 would have kicked off. </p>n</p>n

SunSport understands the strongest candidates for the eight grounds in the Premier League are:</p>n</p>n

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• West Ham’s London Stadium and Arsenal’s Emirates home in the capital.</li>n
• Leicester’s King Power and Aston Villa’s ground, Villa Park, in the Midlands.</li>n
• Old Trafford and the Etihad in Manchester, providing a north west base.</li>n</ul>n”,”raw”:”

  GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM </strong></p>

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  When Premier League football does return, it looks set to be very different to how we remember it.</p>

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  Top-flight clubs have agreed to use neutral stadiums to finish the season once the Government gives football the green light to resume.</p>

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  Bosses confirmed their target of starting general training from May 18, with the first Prem fixtures now pencilled in for Friday, June 12 — the same date Euro 2020 would have kicked off. </p>

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  SunSport understands the strongest candidates for the eight grounds in the Premier League are:</p>

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  • Brighton’s Amex and Southampton’s St Mary’s on the south coast.</li>
  • West Ham’s London Stadium and Arsenal’s Emirates home in the capital.</li>
  • Leicester’s King Power and Aston Villa’s ground, Villa Park, in the Midlands.</li>
  • Old Trafford and the Etihad in Manchester, providing a north west base.</li></ul>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588415072,”date_formatted”:”2nd May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:24 am”},”author”:”Jim Sheridan”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db75aae8d38a969f325e09fcc66aca5c?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”268160″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jamie-dickensonthesun-co-uk bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-268160″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

    WHYTE NOT</strong></p>n

    Dillian Whyte is keen for his fight with Alexander Povetkin to go ahead behind-closed-doors when boxing is allowed to return.</p>n

    The British boxer was due to fight Russian Povetkin tonight but saw the bout moved to July 4 because of the coronavirus outbreak.</p>n

    “Fighting is my job,” Whyte, 32, told BBC Sport. “I will do it behind closed doors, in a car park – I love fighting.</p>n

    “At a time like this, people need things to draw strength from. They need something to look forward to.</p>n

    “If I could be one of the first guys to give back, people will get together to watch – so I’d be super privileged to do that.”</p>n”,”raw”:”

    WHYTE NOT</strong></p>

    Dillian Whyte is keen for his fight with Alexander Povetkin to go ahead behind-closed-doors when boxing is allowed to return.</p>

    The British boxer was due to fight Russian Povetkin tonight but saw the bout moved to July 4 because of the coronavirus outbreak.</p>

    “Fighting is my job,” Whyte, 32, told BBC Sport. “I will do it behind closed doors, in a car park – I love fighting.</p>

    “At a time like this, people need things to draw strength from. They need something to look forward to.</p>

    “If I could be one of the first guys to give back, people will get together to watch – so I’d be super privileged to do that.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1588413086,”date_formatted”:”2nd May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:51 am”},”author”:”jamie.dickenson@thesun.co.uk”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5dea02fb4cfa29a9c7171d4c76e55a7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:11524786,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”football”,”id”:339,”sectionName”:”sport/football”,”type”:”customiserV1″,”theme”:”theme-football”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:11524786,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:””,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11524786/coronavirus-sport-live-premier-league-ufc-249-f1-bundesliga/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.28455c3956ae12a36a81.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true},{“src”:”opta.css”,”lazy”:false}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:”259″,”siteId”:”5048″,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:”5d9f9b096ea62d2769efe589″},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”CRIME OF PASSION”,”headline”:”Sheff Utd owner could be JAILED in Saudi Arabia if they beat Newcastle”,”lead”:”THAT’S the opinion of former Blades owner Kevin McCabe, who thinks Prince Abdullah’s cousins, who look like completing their takeover of Newcastle, would not be happy with a defeat.”,”url”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11535122/sheffield-united-prince-abdullah-jailed-newcastle-saudi-takeover/”},”theme”:”theme-sport”},{“content”:{“kicker”:”STREWTH!”,”headline”:”Premier League offered chance to finish season 9,000-miles away… in AUSTRALIA”,”lead”:”GARY NEVILLE’S suggestion that the Premier League finishes its season overseas is gaining traction as the sunny Australian city Perth threw their hat into the ring. 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