SERBIAN side Red Star Belgrade have shown their class by offering healthcare workers fighting coronavirus free season tickets for next campaign.
Dejan Stankovic’s side announced the decision on their website where they stated it is the least the club can do for those who are risking their lives in trying to fight Covid-19.
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Red Star will offer healthcare workers free season tickets for fighting coronavirus
So far in Serbia, there have been 8,042 cases of coronavirus, with 156 people dying after contracting the deadly bug, while 1,182 individuals have made a full recovery.
In a statement issued by the club, they said: “Red Star Football Club has decided to award all medical professionals from Covid Hospitals in Serbia with free season tickets for the upcoming competition.
“It is only a small sign of our attention to all that they have done and do for the state and the Serbian people during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Their expertise, the sacrifice made during a pandemic can hardly be described in words, and especially rewarded.
“They did not care for themselves, working until the last atom of power, hundreds of them became infected and some gave their lives.
“The Red Star Football Club, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, will provide all medical professionals from Covid Hospitals in Serbia, who of course want it, with free season tickets for the next competition season.
“Each Covid hospital will receive a letter with the correct procedure for applying for employees who want a free season pass.”
Red Star told SunSport that they expect to offer around 10,000 season tickets, an amount that can be easily done given the fact their stadium boasts a capacity of 53,000.
Red Star believe they will give out around 10,000 tickets to hospital staff
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They said: “The club is ready to fulfil all demand requirements. There are tens of thousands of staff involved, and since we have sufficient stadium capacity, everyone who signs up will receive season tickets.
“The figure we expect is somewhere around 10,000.”
Red Star – who won the Serbian top-flight last season – currently sit top of the table this campaign after 26 games before football in Europe was halted due to coronavirus.
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