ExclusiveCovid-19: "Overall loss of €1.3bn per month for all the leagues in Europe" (O. Jarosz, Club Affairs)

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"The elimination of ticket sales, a significant decrease in sponsorship and commercial revenue, the loss of TV rights... We are forecasting a loss of potential revenue - in other words unrealised gains - of 6.24% per month, or a monthly total of €1.3bn for all the leagues on the European continent," said Olivier Jarosz, managing partner of Club Affairs, a Swiss advisory firm specialised in football strategies, to News Tank Football on 16/06/2020 regarding the consequences of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

UEFA Euro 2020 postponed until 2021, domestic championships at a standstill for two or three months from mid-March 2020 (until 16/05/2020 for the Bundesliga, 11/06/2020 for LaLiga Santander, 17/06/2020 for the Premier League and 20/06/2020 for the Serie A TIM, all behind closed doors) or even definitively stopped (Ligue 1 Conforama, decision on 30/04/2020), European club competitions postponed until August... The pandemic, which has caused nearly 185,000 deaths across the continent (as of 17/06/2020), has dealt a severe blow to European football.

"We have to remember that…

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