A football fan might just have cracked the code of how to rearranging the footballing calendar in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue One have all announced the suspension of football until at lest April.
Fans have been wondering how the season could possibly be completed with Euro 2020 around the corner and one fan might just have the solution.
Steve Price's suggestion made on Twitter has garnered a hugely positive reaction.
His idea is to allowing until November for the domestic seasons to be wrapped up around Europe and then as a follow-on, reschedule the Euros so the tournament happens alongside the Africa Cup of Nations in January to February.
The following season would start in March through to November 2021 before a winter break ensues. The action would then resume in January 2022 until October 2022, a month prior to the 2022 World Cup, which, for the first time ever, is taking place in the winter in Qatar.
1. Give until end Nov to finish club competitions
— Steve Price (@price_sm) March 13, 2020
2. Reschedule Euro 2020 to coincide with AFCON (Jan/Feb 2021)
3. Domestic season then March-Nov 2021
4. Winter break
5. Domestic Season then Jan-Oct 2022
6. Month break to Qatar WC Nov 21st 2022
🤔
It's unclear, at this point, what exactly the plan is for the football governing bodies but lot of people are seriously buying into Steve's proposal.
I like that.
— Jonathan Northcroft (@JNorthcroft) March 13, 2020
Perfect
— Adi YNWA ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@adiupadhyay) March 13, 2020
I prefer this idea to the normal calendar!!
— James Stanesby (@captainstaino) March 13, 2020
Nailed it 👍
— Steve Gyseman (@sgyseman) March 13, 2020
Three summers of football. Yes, please! 🙋🏻♂️
— Chris McHardy (@ChrisMcHardy19) March 13, 2020
He's cracked it !
— Tim Sanderson (@tsanderson04) March 13, 2020
You sir, have just saved football.
— Adam Barrett (@Adam__Barrett) March 13, 2020
Steve was also more than happy to answer any questions from other fans on how he'd combat other problems such as the transfer window.
Good Q. Suspend until Nov (obv a challenge as extensions to existing/loans tbc).. then window opens as soon as the season finishes until month after start of next etc etc.. think that’d work. Be windows open whilst Euro / AFCON / WC is on but that’s normal.. 🤔
— Steve Price (@price_sm) March 13, 2020
to get back to Aug to May seasons from 2024 we just have to fit two 7 month seasons into 18mnths ahead of Euro 2024.. Feb ‘23 to Sept ‘23
— Steve Price (@price_sm) March 13, 2020
Dec ‘23 to May ‘24
think that’d be doable without international breaks (Euro 2024 could be seeded) and maybe seeded domestic cups too..
Well played Steve!
source https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-fan-has-saved-football-with-rearranged-footballing-calendar-20200313
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