The Latest: Portuguese soccer league set to return on June 4
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The Portuguese soccer league says it will delay its restart until June 4.
The league was expected to resume at the end of May but will wait another week so there is time to “rigorously inspect stadiums and conduct medical tests on all professionals involved” in the matches.
The league says it hopes to serve as an example of “good practices” for the rest of the Portuguese society during the coronavirus pandemic.
The league was stopped with Porto leading Benfica by one point with 10 rounds to go.
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The players at French rugby club Toulouse have offered to take a pay cut amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The players at the 20-time French champions say they told club president Bernard Lemaitre they are willing to accept “a significant decrease” in earnings. They did not give any figures regarding the amount of the proposed decrease.
Lemaitre praised his players for their “spontaneous and unanimous” offer amid challenging economic times.
He says it “further reinforces our motivation and our desire to meet the challenges of tomorrow.”
The French league was canceled after the government called it off late last month. The semifinals of the Top 14 league will not be played.
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